Back in January after the initial "Boxer rebellion" on the Ohio electors, I sent the following letter to "my" senator Lisa Murkowski regarding my concerns about election "irregularities."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=272962&mesg_id=272962Finally today I get this response:
Dear *:
Thank you for sharing your views with me on privating portions of the Social Security system. I appreciate hearing from you on this important matter.
In recent years, the future of the Social Security system is an issue that has received considerable attention from Congress, the Administration, and the general public. In 1945, ten years after the Social Security Act was created nearly 42 workers were paying into the system for every recipient. Today, this figure has fallen to only 3 workers for every recipient. If this trend continues, the Social Security Trust Fund will be depleted within a few decades.
Although there are no quick and easy solutions to the Social Security system dilemma, it is Congress' duty to deliberate all options, including the possibility of creating personal retirement accounts and privatizing portions of Social Security. While the idea of allowing individuals to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private securities has become a popular alternative to today's system, we must be certain these reforms do not jeopardize the financial stability of the current program or the retirements of those already dependent upon it.
It is incumbent on Congress to preserve the Social Security system for future generations to rely upon. Should the Senate consider any changes to the Social Security Act in the 109th Contress, I will be sure to have your concerns in mind. Again, thank you for contacting me.
Sincerely, Lisa Murkowski
HELLO????? TALK ABOUT NONRESPONSIVE. I guess I'm going to have to send it to her again with a cover letter asking her to please pay attention to what I was writing about. I guess one thing it shows is that she's had so much correspondence about the social security thing that she's been required to draft up a form letter to make us all think that she's dealing with it.
These people amaze me.