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Al Abbott <al_abbott@csi.com>

Re: Questions??? (Fri May 28 14:22:32 99)

Al Abbott <al_abbott@csi.com>

Are these plans timid? (Wed May 26 19:44:06 99)
RE: Are these plans timid? (Fri May 28 16:54:32 99)
RE: 4. Questions for the Privatizers (Thu Jun 03 19:16:06 99)
We should look at Senator Rod Grams Plan (Thu Jun 03 19:16:21 99)

Alex Hesse-Siegert <alex@positive-solutions.org>

Legislative Proposals-Disability Work Incentives (Wed May 26 11:47:33 99)

Amy Eunice <amye@tmn.com>

Private Accounts (Wed May 26 12:56:00 99)
Sorting out the issue (Wed May 26 19:49:34 99)
Social Secuity and Permanent Disability (Wed May 26 19:50:07 99)

Andre dermant <adseale@aol.com>

How to make SS an urgent issue? (Fri Jun 04 09:56:19 99)
Similarity between the SS problem vs the Y2K problem (Fri Jun 04 13:54:59 99)

Anna Rappaport <moderator@network-democracy.org>

Whose Numbers Are Right? (Fri Jun 04 12:12:27 99)

Anne Beckett <ab333@seorf.ohiou.edu>

Democrats and Social Security (Wed May 26 12:54:10 99)
women and children (Wed May 26 12:54:30 99)
Reform (Wed May 26 19:48:58 99)

bernardsundeen <sundeen@galesburg.net>

RE: Long Lost Message: Questions for Mr. Ridgeway and Mr. Hart (Wed May 26 14:08:25 99)

Carolyn Cox <CarolynSCox@csi.com>

Is the Safety Net Necessary? (Thu Jun 03 10:48:58 99)
Special Thanks (Fri Jun 04 13:09:02 99)

Carolyn S. Cox <CarolynSCox>

What 10% of gross wages could become. (Wed May 26 21:54:56 99)
Question on fed. Thrift SavingsPlan for Rep. Kolbe. (Thu May 27 16:47:03 99)
Q. for Sen.Santorum. Explain how your plan reduces unfunded liab. (Fri May 28 01:32:24 99)
Rep.Kolbe- 2nd Request- Question on Thrift Savings Plan. (Wed Jun 02 08:58:03 99)

Charlotte Coats-Siercks <coats@law.com>

RE: Social Security Works (Tue May 25 23:50:55 99)
RE: women and children (Wed May 26 19:09:38 99)

Colin O'Brien <ocksrazer@hotmail.com>

reform proposals, politics & conflict of interest (Wed May 26 14:09:07 99)

Dean Baker <dean.baker@worldnet.att.net>

Projections of stock returns (Tue May 25 16:07:42 99)
Projections of Stock Returns (Thu May 27 14:26:25 99)
Honesty on Stock Return Projections (Fri May 28 01:32:52 99)
Correcting Rep. Stenholm on Projections (Fri May 28 14:42:33 99)
Rep. Stenholm's projections (Wed Jun 02 21:25:18 99)
Rep. Stenholm's Projections, Again (Thu Jun 03 17:59:30 99)

Diane Lassiter <dlass@caucus.com>

social security and unemployment (Wed May 26 12:56:37 99)
risky investments??? (Wed May 26 12:56:54 99)

Don Hutchison <donh@cboss.com>

How long can we study the posts in these forums? (Thu Jun 03 11:56:49 99)

Drew Vactor <dvactor@The-Tack-Room.com>

Kolbe-Stenholm Support (Wed Jun 02 09:09:15 99)

Eric Klieber (message is being sent by David Rivera due to technical problems) <eklieber@buckconsultants.com>

Dramatic Reform Unnecessary (Wed Jun 02 21:26:45 99)

Evan Jones <evanjones@aol.com>

RE: Info on the proposers (Wed May 26 12:58:15 99)
RE: risky investments??? (Thu May 27 18:47:17 99)
RE: Stock Market Returns (Thu May 27 18:50:26 99)

FACILITATOR: Laurie Maak <moderator>

Chart Comparing Legislation (Sun May 30 18:52:05 99)

Harold Scott <kzescott@msn.com>

HR 1043: an interesting irony (Mon May 31 23:14:29 99)

j. hoberman <colenut@webtv.net>

re: social security works (Wed May 26 19:42:42 99)

James Morgan <kjsail@aol.com>

RE: Getting something done (Sat May 29 20:39:34 99)

Javier Jimenez <jimenj@yahoo.com>

Questions??? (Tue May 25 16:42:30 99)
RE: Response to Carolyn Cox (Sat May 29 17:06:48 99)
More Questions???? (Mon May 31 23:17:37 99)
RE: No Government Investment in the Market Under the Nadler Plan (Thu Jun 03 17:50:37 99)
RE: We should look at Senator Rod Grams Plan (Thu Jun 03 20:10:57 99)

JEFF ANDERSON <jkanderson@mindspring.com>

opt-out (Wed May 26 20:53:16 99)

Joe Blazenski <jblaze@teleport.com>

Info on the proposers (Tue May 25 10:33:15 99)

John Warren <duke587@hotmail.com>

IV-d And Social Security Administration (Wed May 26 19:38:15 99)

Joseph Marsden <marsden.joseph@worldnet.att.net>

Senators Kolbe and Stenholm (Tue May 25 23:50:17 99)

Karen O'Connor <koconnor@tln.lib.mi.us>

Privatization (Thu May 27 16:15:23 99)
Kolbe-Stenholm--Women & Children (Thu Jun 03 16:48:09 99)

Karl Sweetman <kasdds@gte.net>

RE: Ridgeway and Mr. Hart (Wed May 26 11:36:36 99)

M. Rohrs <rohrsm@asme.org>

A "retiree's" perspective (Tue May 25 17:48:31 99)
Effect on current bneficiaries (Thu May 27 10:36:36 99)
Questions for all Panelists (Thu May 27 21:45:12 99)
RE: Response to M. Rohrs (Sat May 29 00:17:17 99)

Mary Anne berberich <Berberim@gwgate.nhlbi.nih.gov>

THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING! (Thu Jun 03 20:24:37 99)

Megan Ehrhardt Stein <mstein@uu.net>

Transition to Private Accounts (Wed May 26 14:10:15 99)

Michael Jones <powderfinger99@yahoo.com>

RE: The fiscally responsible middle ground (Mon May 24 20:03:04 99)
Younger Workers (Fri May 28 14:38:40 99)
RE: Second bipartisan proposal - Gregg/Breaux (Fri May 28 14:52:00 99)
RE: Archer/Shaw Social Security Guarantee Plan and Concerns of Younger Workers (Wed Jun 02 21:21:10 99)
RE: Sen. Gregg on 1988 vs 2015 (Fri Jun 04 16:15:48 99)

Mike Ballard <classconscious@hotmail.com>

RE: No Support for Benefit Cuts (Tue Jun 01 14:26:23 99)

Mike Marshall <Marshall_Mike@compuserve.com>

RE: 6. Isn't a Bipartisan Solution Good for Both Parties? (Fri Jun 04 13:54:28 99)
RE: Cong. Sanford's Opening Remarks on Bill (Fri Jun 04 13:56:48 99)

Mike Mason <McMason115>

Current Proposals (Sat May 29 11:03:04 99)
Adding State employees (Wed Jun 02 08:58:59 99)

MODERATOR: Bob Carlitz <moderator>

Welcome to the Roundtable on Current Legislative Proposals (Mon May 24 00:50:58 99)

MODERATOR: Maureen West <moderator>

Questions on Women and Minorities (Wed Jun 02 16:14:57 99)

MODERATOR: Ron Gebhardtsbauer <moderator>

Welcome to the Current Legislative Proposals Roundtable (Mon May 24 12:08:28 99)
Kolbe-Stenholm proposal (H.R. 1793) (Mon May 24 14:49:20 99)
Second bipartisan proposal - Gregg/Breaux (Wed May 26 12:20:54 99)
RE: Please include H.R. 874 in discussion (Wed May 26 13:40:45 99)
RE: Current Legislative Proposals Roundtable (Wed May 26 13:50:19 99)
Archer-Shaw proposal (Fri May 28 11:30:32 99)
Rep. Nadler's Proposal (Tue Jun 01 09:59:13 99)
Rep. Sanford's Proposal (Wed Jun 02 08:38:34 99)
Rep. Santorum's Proposal (Wed Jun 02 08:41:36 99)
Senator Santorum's Proposal (Wed Jun 02 13:23:15 99)
The President's Proposal (Thu Jun 03 09:45:08 99)
Common Ground (Fri Jun 04 12:03:54 99)

MODERATORS: Bob Carlitz and Ron Gebhardtsbauer <moderator>

Rules of the Road for the Roundtable on Current Legislative Proposals (Wed May 26 11:29:41 99)

PANELIST: Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. <moderator>

The Time to Act is Now (Mon May 24 14:21:52 99)

PANELIST: Congressman Earl Pomeroy <moderator>

RE: Questions??? (Wed May 26 14:37:29 99)
RE: risky investments??? (Wed May 26 14:38:13 99)
RE: Transition to Private Accounts (Wed May 26 14:56:05 99)

PANELIST: Congressman Mark Sanford <moderator>

Getting something done (Mon May 24 12:21:15 99)
Re: Questions for Cong. Sanford and Nadler (Thu May 27 14:42:26 99)

PANELIST: Re. Charlie Stenholm <moderator>

RE: Request for Projected Debt Levels under Plans (Wed Jun 02 08:55:46 99)

PANELIST: Rep. Charlie Stenholm <moderator>

Introductory remarks (Mon May 24 13:50:18 99)
The fiscally responsible middle ground (Mon May 24 15:53:05 99)
RE: The fiscally responsible middle ground (Mon May 24 22:30:56 99)
RE: Info on the proposers (Tue May 25 12:13:12 99)
RE: Sorting out the issues (Thu May 27 14:30:03 99)
RE: Democrats and Social Security (Thu May 27 15:28:48 99)
RE: Stock Market Returns (Thu May 27 15:35:17 99)
RE: No Support for Benefit Cuts (Thu May 27 16:08:06 99)
RE: Doesn't Kolbe-Stenholm cut benefits 45%? (Thu May 27 16:58:07 99)
RE: Honesty on Stock Return Projections (Fri May 28 11:48:05 99)
RE: Stock Market Returns (Fri May 28 14:05:03 99)
RE: Correcting Rep. Stenholm on Projections (Fri May 28 16:01:42 99)
RE: Request for Projected Debt Levels under Plans (Fri May 28 16:36:45 99)
RE: The BIG PICTURE (Wed Jun 02 08:56:32 99)
RE: Questions Missing from Ron Gebhardtsbauer's Chart (Wed Jun 02 09:08:56 99)
RE: Kolbe-Stenholm Support (Wed Jun 02 11:04:49 99)
RE: Rep. Stenholm's projections (Thu Jun 03 16:31:00 99)
RE: Kolbe-Stenholm--Women & Children (Thu Jun 03 20:10:16 99)
RE: Mr. Johnson and morale boosting (Thu Jun 03 20:51:36 99)
RE: Response to Moderator Search for Common Ground (Fri Jun 04 19:59:48 99)
Congressional hearing on Social Security (Fri Jun 04 20:01:25 99)

PANELIST: Rep. Clay Shaw <moderator>

Archer/Shaw Social Security Guarantee Plan works (Fri May 28 11:46:16 99)
RE: Questions on the Archer-Shaw Plan (Tue Jun 01 14:22:58 99)

PANELIST: Rep. Earl Pomeroy <moderator>

RE: Archer/Shaw Social Security Guarantee Plan and Concerns of Younger Workers (Wed Jun 02 13:24:46 99)

PANELIST: Rep. Jerrold Nadler <moderator>

Opening remarks (Mon May 24 22:38:59 99)
Social Security Works (Tue May 25 21:08:10 99)
No Support for Benefit Cuts (Wed May 26 23:46:52 99)
Response to Reese Stanton (Sat May 29 00:16:38 99)
The Social Security Surplus is Real (Sat May 29 00:16:45 99)
No Government Investment in the Market Under the Nadler Plan (Sat May 29 00:24:18 99)
Keeping Social Security Strong - H.R. 1043 (Tue Jun 01 14:13:11 99)
Response to Questions About the Nadler Plan (Wed Jun 02 08:51:37 99)
Thank you (Fri Jun 04 20:26:42 99)

PANELIST: Rep. Jim Kolbe <moderator>

Why I'm Involved (Mon May 24 13:59:31 99)
Our plan (Mon May 24 20:06:03 99)
RE: Ridgeway and Mr. Hart (Tue May 25 11:17:52 99)
RE: Info on the proposers (Tue May 25 11:17:56 99)
Tax Treatment Under Kolbe-Stenholm (Tue May 25 11:29:05 99)
RE: Tax Treatment Under Kolbe-Stenholm (Tue May 25 14:47:13 99)
Response to Karl Sweetman (Wed May 26 15:21:35 99)
Reply to Anne Beckett (Wed May 26 15:23:41 99)
Response to Amy Eunice (Wed May 26 19:27:02 99)
RE: Women and Children (Wed May 26 19:28:18 99)
Nadler Has Kolbe-Stenholm Bill Wrong (Thu May 27 14:15:21 99)
Stock Market Returns (Thu May 27 15:25:51 99)
RE: Sorting out the issues (Fri May 28 02:14:36 99)
Reply to Evan Jones (Fri May 28 14:45:15 99)
SSA Models (Wed Jun 02 08:47:30 99)

PANELIST: Rep. Mark Sanford <moderator>

Cong. Sanford's Opening Remarks on Bill (Wed Jun 02 14:39:22 99)
Cong. Sanford's Response (Thu Jun 03 09:54:49 99)
Cong. Sanford's Response to S.Johnson (Thu Jun 03 16:41:19 99)
Cong. Sanford's Response to Arsinow (Thu Jun 03 16:48:00 99)
Cong. Sanford's Response to M. Marshall (Fri Jun 04 15:08:12 99)

PANELIST: Senator Judd Gregg <moderator>

An Opportunity to Discuss Social Security (Mon May 24 13:48:42 99)
Support for Kolbe-Stenholm (Mon May 24 18:21:29 99)
Follow-up To Previous Questions (Wed May 26 10:23:50 99)
Long Lost Message: Questions for Mr. Ridgeway and Mr. Hart (Wed May 26 10:27:30 99)
Comparison of Senate bill with Kolbe-Stenholm (Wed May 26 14:35:47 99)
RE: Transition to private accounts (Wed May 26 15:04:40 99)
RE: Sorting out the issues (Thu May 27 11:04:36 99)
RE: No support for benefit cuts (Thu May 27 14:06:31 99)
RE: Projections of Stock Returns (Thu May 27 16:06:27 99)
RE: Doesn't Kolbe-Stenholm cut benefits 45%? (Thu May 27 16:53:07 99)
Response to M. Rohrs (Fri May 28 16:57:39 99)
Concerns of Michael Jones about Younger Workers (Fri May 28 18:06:28 99)
Response to Mr. Hart (Fri May 28 18:37:01 99)
Reply to Various Questions (Wed Jun 02 21:14:28 99)
Answers to Questions on Women and Minorities (Wed Jun 02 21:24:24 99)
Social Security and alternate savings vehicles (Wed Jun 02 21:29:50 99)
Steve Johnson post on 1988 vs 2015 (Thu Jun 03 12:05:20 99)
7% Stock Returns: Reply (Thu Jun 03 12:30:25 99)
Mr. Johnson and morale boosting (Thu Jun 03 16:28:38 99)
Response to Moderator Search for Common Ground (Fri Jun 04 13:11:37 99)
Thank you to Panelists and Participants (Fri Jun 04 15:09:41 99)

PANELIST: Senator Rick Santorum <moderator>

A Welcome Forum (Mon May 24 13:56:54 99)
Questions for Members -- ridgeway & Hart (Tue May 25 14:53:37 99)
SS & Unemployment -- Diane Lassiter (Wed May 26 15:32:20 99)
SS reform, politics and conflicts -- Colin O'Brien (Wed May 26 19:34:58 99)
RE: Risky investments -- Diane Lassiter (Wed May 26 19:35:10 99)
Response to Amy Eunice (Thu May 27 16:14:36 99)
Response to Carolyn Cox (Fri May 28 16:08:20 99)
Response to Tom Matzzie (Fri May 28 16:21:25 99)
Response to Steven Johnson (Tue Jun 01 14:18:00 99)
Response to Javier Jimenez (Tue Jun 01 14:19:29 99)
Another Approach -- Santorum SS Reform Plan (Wed Jun 02 21:19:36 99)
Response to Richard Arsinow (Thu Jun 03 13:49:05 99)
Response to Reed Davis (Fri Jun 04 13:08:39 99)
Re: Common Ground & Thank You (Fri Jun 04 16:14:26 99)

Persyko <alpersyko@earthlink.net>

Private Retirement Funding Questions (Thu May 27 15:22:40 99)
Archer/Shaw Social Security Guarantee Plan and Concerns of Younger Workers (Sat May 29 17:04:36 99)
RE: Investment of Trust Fund or PRA's in the Private Sector (Fri Jun 04 16:10:15 99)

Pete Baker <pladd@tmn.com>

Questions for Cong. Sanford and Nadler (Wed May 26 12:53:33 99)
THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN SANFORD -- Re: Questions for Cong. Sanford and Nadler (Thu May 27 16:06:40 99)

Peter Ladd <pladd@adss.org>

MICHIGAN -- Ms. O'CONNOR RE: Privatization (Fri May 28 14:01:15 99)
THANKYOU -- STAFF of Panelists (Fri Jun 04 17:44:47 99)

Peter Thornton <amye@tmn.com>

RE: Please include H.R. 874 in discussion (Tue May 25 19:22:15 99)

Reed Davis <rdavis2@ix.netcom.com>

Request for Projected Debt Levels under Plans (Fri May 28 11:49:37 99)
RE: The Social Security Surplus is Real (Mon May 31 23:13:46 99)
RE: Request for Projected Debt Levels under Plans (Tue Jun 01 08:54:52 99)
Request for Projected Debt Levels under Nadler Plan (Thu Jun 03 10:50:12 99)
Senator Santorum: Making Social Security's costs explicit (Fri Jun 04 09:56:40 99)
Senator Gregg: Request for projected debt levels (Fri Jun 04 16:09:38 99)
Rep. Sanford: Request for projected debt levels (Fri Jun 04 16:09:47 99)

Reese Stanton <rstanton@aol.com>

CONGRESSMAN NADLER: Stock market crash questions (Thu May 27 18:51:20 99)
CONGRESSMAN NADLER -- 2 Questions (Tue Jun 01 14:31:30 99)

Richard Arsinow <richard.arsinow@rauland.com>

Tax treatment under Kolbe-Stenholm (Tue May 25 10:33:31 99)
Please include H.R. 874 in discussion (Tue May 25 11:01:22 99)
RE: Tax Treatment Under Kolbe-Stenholm (Tue May 25 11:52:12 99)
RE: Are these plans timid? (Thu May 27 10:37:46 99)
Questions on the Sanford Rebate Bill (Wed Jun 02 14:39:37 99)
Questions on Santorum Reform Plan (Thu Jun 03 10:52:53 99)
RE: Cong. Sanford's Response (Thu Jun 03 12:34:52 99)
RE: We should look at Senator Rod Grams Plan (Fri Jun 04 12:04:08 99)

ridgeway <riridgew@nyx.net>

Questions for Members of Congress. (Mon May 24 22:33:40 99)
SSA Models. (Tue Jun 01 14:47:53 99)
SSA Models: Thanks goes out to Rep. Kolbe. (Thu Jun 03 18:00:09 99)

Rob.Crowther, Economic Secuirty 2000 <robcr@discovery.org>

RE: 1. Questions for Everyone Regarding Urgency (Thu Jun 03 12:31:17 99)

Robert Cutler <rcutler@wittenberg.edu>

"privatization" of Social security (Wed May 26 19:41:38 99)

Ronald F. Vetter <rfvetter@ridgecrest.ca.us>

Current Legislative Proposals Roundtable (Tue May 25 09:07:11 99)

RRand98163 <RRand98163@aol.com>

No Support for Benefit Cuts (Thu May 27 10:37:20 99)
Sorting out the issue (Thu May 27 11:04:42 99)

Steven H. Johnson <info@sscommonsense.org>

What I Like About KidSave Accounts (Wed May 26 11:31:11 99)
Doesn't Kolbe-Stenholm cut benefits 45%? (Thu May 27 16:09:39 99)
Questions Missing from Ron Gebhardtsbauer's Chart (Sat May 29 00:25:21 99)
RE: Risky investments - Sen. Santorum's Response (Mon May 31 23:15:42 99)
Questions on the Archer-Shaw Plan (Mon May 31 23:19:54 99)
RE: Sen. Gregg on calculating Social Security's rate of return (Mon May 31 23:20:22 99)
RE: Kolbe-Stenholm, and a two-track alternative (Mon May 31 23:20:31 99)
Thanks to panelists (Mon May 31 23:21:34 99)
Responses to Mssrs. Santorum, Shaw, Gregg, and Stenholm (Thu Jun 03 10:53:16 99)
1. Questions for Everyone Regarding Urgency (Thu Jun 03 10:53:31 99)
2. For all Panelists: Is a 7% Stock Forecast Prudent? (Thu Jun 03 11:57:18 99)
3. Questions for Congressmen Nadler & Pomeroy (Thu Jun 03 11:57:26 99)
4. Questions for the Privatizers (Thu Jun 03 11:57:46 99)
5. Can't Each Strategy's Strengths Help Cure the Other's Weaknesses? (Thu Jun 03 12:35:56 99)
6. Isn't a Bipartisan Solution Good for Both Parties? (Thu Jun 03 12:36:08 99)
RE: Sen. Gregg on 1988 vs 2015 (Fri Jun 04 15:29:07 99)
RE: Sen. Gregg on the President's role (Fri Jun 04 16:58:04 99)
RE: Reed Davis on Making Social Security's costs explicit (Fri Jun 04 16:58:55 99)
Thanks to the Panelists, the Moderator, and all Participants (Fri Jun 04 17:09:11 99)

Walter Hart <tracy.hart@cwix.com>

Questions: General Federal Tax Funding of a Transition? (Fri May 28 08:19:51 99)
RE: Archer/Shaw Social Security Guarantee Plan and Concerns of Younger Workers (Thu Jun 03 12:35:45 99)

William D. Grazier <TrueGrit@uswest.net>

The BIG PICTURE (Tue Jun 01 14:26:49 99)

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