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Old 08-02-2011, 04:13 PM
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If the SS fund held actual treasury bills they would have easily been able to sell them on the market and send checks out. Sadly they don't but rather have Treasury credits. That's my point.
Pssst ... it's okay, because we're the ones that would hand ourselves a Treasury Bill to sell ... it doesn't have to be a literal hard copy in a safe somewhere. The Treasury can sell a T-bill and credit the appropriate accounts

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Also wish the SS fund received the same interest rate the IRS charges a late tax payer.
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