However: after another thirty years, it will no longer be completely solvent, assuming that population and income projections hold true. Up until that point, all social security payments will be made on time. Thus, that's when it no longer is a working system, as the purpose of the system is to make all the payments, not just a few.
And what is the catalyst for the problems with Social Security?
What is the real problem? Is it just lack of money coming in versus going out?
Well the deal is that we have not had to engage in such widespread urban conflict before. Realizing we need more armored Humvees makes sense now, but then hindsight is 20/20.
Tommy Franks thought we needed more armored Humvees. That isn't hindsight at all, he thought it then and was shut down.
So here's my question: how many Slashdot users are going to whine here about DARPA not giving out enough research money and then wander over to DailyKos and whine there about how the Bush administration has brought about the largest budget deficits in US history?
And how many people will post arguements that are entirely nonsensical.
They aren't cutting the cost. They are redirecting it.
AND!
I assure you that this funding is no where near the funding of the Iraqi war.
Which had nothing to do with 9/11.
So Bush made a choice to attack Iraq, gave us justification that at best was terrible intelligence and at worst was a bold faced lie.
Free money doesn't come without a cost to something else.
Exactly, The cost of the Iraq war is not only lives, but could fund social security and medicare quite nicely.
Not saying there is anything special about this president but next time try to pick one who has friends in industries you want to see funded because thats how this game works.
I'd rather my president have a combatitive relationship with industry than a friendly relationship.
While it sucks for the CS people in the Pentagon, it just makes sense right now to divert money to things that will benefit the troops in Afganistan and Iraq. I'm sure that some of the CS projects help soliders on the ground, but as we know, 95% of IT projects aren't completed on time. So why not deliver better weapons, vehicles, body armor, and other technology that has the capability of saving lives right now.
Once we're completely out of Iraq and Afganistan, hopefully they'll put the money back into long term research.
Wouldn't that have made sense before the war, not years into it?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency at the Pentagon - which has long underwritten open-ended "blue sky" research by the nation's best computer scientists - is sharply cutting such spending at universities, researchers say, in favor of financing more classified work and narrowly defined projects that promise a more immediate payoff.
Government Officials state that this was the same justification for war with Iraq, and opposed to allowing UN inspections which were working to continue.
I am not surprised but this is kind of sad. Lets stop open ended research that may help people in the future... instead we will spend that money on killing people in the short term.
So usual operations?
Hey, let's add some more faith based tax breaks with this now unneeded money!
In fact, I personally only really consider Lumines to be the only good game for the PSP. I can't play my copy though. I've had to return NINE PSPs for being defective (in several different ways) and am currently now without a PSP.
Without the exceedingly high cost, and the overwhelming complaints, I'd bu... Oh, and the lack of good launch titles, the company not being particularly willing to replace defective products,
I'd love to own a PSP.
Did I mention the absolutely insane cost of a 1 gig memory chip?
Isn't hijacking every and any unclaimed URL for company profit while providing no public service in an organisation whose very objective is a public service reason enough?
The design looks a little less professional all in all. I generally wouldn't take myself for someone who would care for those type of things, but it feels like it could use some editing.
Can we go back to no one really using the web except geeks? The only advances by having the rest of the net on are more e-commerce and those funny forum images like the bunny with a pancake on it's head.
Slashdot Mirror
I forgot, as soon as you bring religion into the arguement, you are trolling.
I just wanted to say, I agree. :)
Could it be that us Americans LOVE a nice beefy engine loaded with top end horse power??
I don't know, give us an affordable choice and we'll see.
Nice attempt at a flamebait, but quite boring.
What makes it even better is that I didn't even try! Go me!
Please try to say something new instead of just parroting others.
No. I don't intend on spending time reading everyone elses posts to make sure no one has said what I said.
I said it, I meant it.
I really want one, but I will not buy one.
With a few years of practice you may get good at flamebaiting.
Is that how it works for trolling too?
Groupie model first, then business
Both of those questions are ill suited for Slashdot. What about Sci-Fi television show model?
Why on earth would you want to password "protect" a hard drive? How would that be any better than properly encrypting your files?
So that when I die no one can go through my harddrive?
Perhaps you did not catch the sarcasm?
:)
I'm dense sometimes
However: after another thirty years, it will no longer be completely solvent, assuming that population and income projections hold true. Up until that point, all social security payments will be made on time. Thus, that's when it no longer is a working system, as the purpose of the system is to make all the payments, not just a few.
And what is the catalyst for the problems with Social Security?
What is the real problem? Is it just lack of money coming in versus going out?
And no one questions that we need them now. Thank you for prooving my point.
And no one questioned we needed them then.
Anytime.
The cost has been worth the rewards.
So you would give up your child's life to secure Fallujah?
So you condone lies as justification for the poorer class of America to go fight for what you deem important.
Social Security and Medicare cannot come before security.
Not only should it come before security, WHAT ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR IS SECURITY?
The security of the USA and the world has been better now that Saddam is in jail and a free democratic government in Iraq is formed.
Wrong, the security of the US is obviously worse because of this. You are completely wrong.
The dominoes are falling in the Middle East, and draining the swamp in Iraq will prove to be one of the most brilliant moves ever.
That's why Bush only takes credit for it when who comes into power fits his agenda.
You moderators ought to be ashamed of yourselves.
DEAR GOD I KNOW
Cause slashdot moderation is the most important thing in your daily lives.
ASHAMED. COMPLETELY ASHAMED.
AShamed - Feeling inferior, inadequate, or embarrassed
You should feel inferior.
Inadequate!
EMBARRASSED!
In what country is Salman Pak, a training camp where teams of four or five terrorists were taught to hijack civilian airliners with small knives?
Not this Hoax again, I love you neocons and your relentless pursuit of the muddying of the waters.
If you throw enough bullshit at an arguement it becomes a wash eh?
Pathetic.
Well the deal is that we have not had to engage in such widespread urban conflict before. Realizing we need more armored Humvees makes sense now, but then hindsight is 20/20.
Tommy Franks thought we needed more armored Humvees. That isn't hindsight at all, he thought it then and was shut down.
Indeed, it is in serious need. After all, it will only last another 30 years on this system.
It doesn't suddenly die in 30 years. It will remain for long after that as long as the egotistic and selfish among us don't kill it.
So here's my question: how many Slashdot users are going to whine here about DARPA not giving out enough research money and then wander over to DailyKos and whine there about how the Bush administration has brought about the largest budget deficits in US history?
And how many people will post arguements that are entirely nonsensical.
They aren't cutting the cost. They are redirecting it.
AND!
I assure you that this funding is no where near the funding of the Iraqi war.
Which had nothing to do with 9/11.
So Bush made a choice to attack Iraq, gave us justification that at best was terrible intelligence and at worst was a bold faced lie.
Free money doesn't come without a cost to something else.
Exactly, The cost of the Iraq war is not only lives, but could fund social security and medicare quite nicely.
Not saying there is anything special about this president but next time try to pick one who has friends in industries you want to see funded because thats how this game works.
I'd rather my president have a combatitive relationship with industry than a friendly relationship.
While it sucks for the CS people in the Pentagon, it just makes sense right now to divert money to things that will benefit the troops in Afganistan and Iraq. I'm sure that some of the CS projects help soliders on the ground, but as we know, 95% of IT projects aren't completed on time. So why not deliver better weapons, vehicles, body armor, and other technology that has the capability of saving lives right now.
Once we're completely out of Iraq and Afganistan, hopefully they'll put the money back into long term research.
Wouldn't that have made sense before the war, not years into it?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency at the Pentagon - which has long underwritten open-ended "blue sky" research by the nation's best computer scientists - is sharply cutting such spending at universities, researchers say, in favor of financing more classified work and narrowly defined projects that promise a more immediate payoff.
Government Officials state that this was the same justification for war with Iraq, and opposed to allowing UN inspections which were working to continue.
I am not surprised but this is kind of sad. Lets stop open ended research that may help people in the future... instead we will spend that money on killing people in the short term.
So usual operations?
Hey, let's add some more faith based tax breaks with this now unneeded money!
This means they are going to use this money instead of fund the radically out of control social security right?
It's in serious need... They should get to that.
In fact, I personally only really consider Lumines to be the only good game for the PSP. I can't play my copy though. I've had to return NINE PSPs for being defective (in several different ways) and am currently now without a PSP.
Without the exceedingly high cost, and the overwhelming complaints, I'd bu... Oh, and the lack of good launch titles, the company not being particularly willing to replace defective products,
I'd love to own a PSP.
Did I mention the absolutely insane cost of a 1 gig memory chip?
Where is an evil bit when you need one?
Isn't hijacking every and any unclaimed URL for company profit while providing no public service in an organisation whose very objective is a public service reason enough?
Yes.
I would offer myself except I like SuSE more.
On a serious note, maybe the way they setup the project has more to do with this lack of enthusiasm.
After spending the day fighting with a my first experience with SuSE, this was very funny read wrong.
The design looks a little less professional all in all. I generally wouldn't take myself for someone who would care for those type of things, but it feels like it could use some editing.
Either way, I've joined.
Even Google is not above the law.
Where are the internet laws perchance?
Can we go back to no one really using the web except geeks? The only advances by having the rest of the net on are more e-commerce and those funny forum images like the bunny with a pancake on it's head.
I can live without that.