tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post1520663024862663975..comments2023-11-05T04:36:14.223-08:00Comments on The Mess That Greenspan Made: Alan Greenspan on Social SecurityTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-30211110784654263992010-03-25T17:15:08.863-07:002010-03-25T17:15:08.863-07:00Why anyone would be dumb enough to think they can ...Why anyone would be dumb enough to think they can give something to the government for safe keeping so that they may get it back later is beyond me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-76539003209076160632010-03-25T13:34:53.596-07:002010-03-25T13:34:53.596-07:00They never should have put the trust fund surplus ...They never should have put the trust fund surplus solely in treasuries. They should have bought something real with the trust fund. Maybe something like filling up a Social Security oil reserve, and then selling the oil on the open market to pay beneficiaries.<br /><br />Now all they have is a single filing cabinet filled with paper. Maybe they can trade the cabinet and paper to a Chinese recycling company for a basket of food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com