tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post8420383749445468258..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Saving Social Security Is Easy -- My Cousins Can Do ItNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-76375996544619125782008-12-24T16:57:00.000-08:002008-12-24T16:57:00.000-08:00Someday you will have to explain to me why you eve...Someday you will have to explain to me why you even listen to these guys -- Christ, Ponnuru makes Douhat look like a man of wisdom and substance in comparison. Does Ponnuru have children? Has he ever been married? Has he ever gotten laid? <BR/><BR/>I can pretty much assure him that the burdens of FICA are seldom discussed when people contemplate having children. I've probably paid more FICA tax in my working life than everyone at the Corner put together and it really wasn't a factor in the to spawn or not to spawn debate.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818270810468294134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-73527237065616825582008-12-24T10:41:00.000-08:002008-12-24T10:41:00.000-08:00Why does anyone listen to ponnuru?Why does anyone listen to ponnuru?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-16630644929849192062008-12-24T06:24:00.000-08:002008-12-24T06:24:00.000-08:00I feel like I'm Will Wilkinson here, but the illeg...I feel like I'm Will Wilkinson here, but the illegal immigrant point only feels like preying on the poor if you leave out the huge welfare benefits from coming here, especially so far as an illegal immigrant can send remittances home.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979095957410011528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-89586649290155378032008-12-23T16:23:00.000-08:002008-12-23T16:23:00.000-08:00And "the crushing tax burden" wouldn't be as much ...And "the crushing tax burden" wouldn't be as much of an issue if conservatives like Ponnuru weren't so allergic to raising taxes to improve Social Security's long-term viability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-69895150778292780012008-12-23T14:33:00.000-08:002008-12-23T14:33:00.000-08:00Ponnuru is of course being misleading the poor suc...Ponnuru is of course being misleading the poor suckers in the "Right Matters" group. What makes a Ponzi scheme a Ponzi scheme is the fact that there isn't enough money to pay back the investors. So "Social Security is building up resources" is a pretty decisive difference. And when he says it won't be building up reserves for long, <A HREF="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/about-the-social-security-trust-fund/" REL="nofollow">it can stay solvent longer than you can</A>.<BR/><BR/>In short, to Ponnuru: Yes, dumbass a Ponzi scheme isn't a Ponzi scheme if it works. If it keeps paying out, what's the problem?<BR/><BR/>palintr: A magical crystal ball made by the elves of Valonr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-80780620939850964682008-12-23T14:05:00.000-08:002008-12-23T14:05:00.000-08:00"studies suggest that the crushing tax burden it p..."studies suggest that the crushing tax burden it puts on workers suppresses the number of children they have"<BR/><BR/>Demonstrating causality based on the 'crushing tax burden' of ss seems like quite a stretch. However, if it prevents glibertarians from having more children I'm all for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com