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  1. The aging population is the problem. on Mathematics of the Social Security "Crisis" · · Score: 1

    http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html Check out the pyramid graphs in 1950 compaired to now. Note how back then the bulk of people were 30, and now they are 40-50. It's admitted that when the boomers retire, the program will go bust. If a new solution is to be found it's better to do it now, (where there are 2 working people to support 1 old person) than in a few years (when there will be less of a favorable ratio.)

  2. I don't buy it on Berkeley Researchers Analyze Florida Voting Patterns · · Score: 1

    5 of the 22 electronic voting stations reported a negitive change for Bush this year. Compare with 42 of the 133 paper ones... while not exactly even, this is in the same ball park. The results are compared with the 2000 election, where people said the ballots were confusing to begin wth... Point here is don't assume that this doesn't just show bias on the paper voting machines side towards Kerry/Gore. From the data they published (not all counties) with mean income; the average income for the e-voting counties was like $6k more than for the paper ones. ==> Inclined toward Bush support (they moved to Fla for less taxes anyway, right?)