RE: SS Reform should evaluate impact on other programs

["Marv. Rohrs" <rohrsm@asme.org>]

I'm sorry to see polls and politics being brought into the
 discussion.  The solution to the problem has to come from a 
bipartisan solution effort, and I don't think we should inject
 political polls or differences into the discussion.  However, 
since the subject has been raised, as an engineer no one will 
ever convince me that a sampling rate of 0.0004%, or 1 out of 
240,000 will give accurate results.  IF the poll did give correct
 results (which I doubt), perhaps the reason that a 17% higher 
number said that they trusted the Democrats more than the 
Republicans is the fact that the Democrats had so successfully
demagogued the Republicans with untrue accusations.

Having said my piece, in answer to the question of whether SS 
and Medicare "reform" should be lumped together, I think they 
should be kept separate but the effect of one upon the other
 must be kept in mind.  Otherwise, we might find that one is
 "saved" while the other is destroyed by the very steps taken to
 save the fitst.