[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[AEF]

On Dec 16, 11:40 am, Kenneth Fairfield <ken.fairfi... at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Thursday, December 15, 2011 5:29:55 PM UTC-8, AEF wrote:
> > On Dec 12, 11:47 am, Kenneth Fairfield <ken.fa... at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > On Friday, December 9, 2011 6:50:17 PM UTC-8, AEF wrote:
> > > > On Dec 9, 10:54 am, Kenneth Fairfield <ken.... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > [...]
[...]
>
> The facts are that SSI is in great shape, better than *any* other government program.  There was a potential problem looming when the baby-boomer's generation (me!) retired, but that was fixed long ago by increasing the SSI tax (under Reagan, BTW).  If, and only if, future demographics and the state of the economy show that there is a *real* future shortfall, as opposed to a Chicken Little the-sky-is-falling-made-up shortfall, *that* could be corrected by eliminating the SSI contribution cap.  But one could also eliminate the cap and *lower* the SSI tax rate.  I'd be in favor of that. :-)
>
> [snip]
>
> > Are we disagreeing to agree here?
>
> I think we are quite in agreement.  The only reason I started to follow-up is because of the suggestions (in the media, and reflected in your post) that either raising the retirement age or doing means testing are reasonable policy solutions to the non-problem of SSI solvency.
>
>    -Ken

Speaking of economic problems, I propose the following as a cure to
the ailing economy: an extra emergency Christmas shopping season.
Christmas is make or break for many retail businesses, so why not have
a one-time extra Christmas, perhaps a month of two after the real one,
to generate some demand?!  (^_^)  (^&^) Ha ha ha! Oh, sorry: Ho, ho,
ho.

It's late.

AEF