# Eight False Things The Public “Knows” Prior To Election Day

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**Created:** [October 27, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-false-things-the-public-knows-prior-to-election-day/558572 "2010-10-27T19:38:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-false-things-the-public-knows-prior-to-election-day/558572/126 "2010-10-31T21:23:55Z")

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> [@septimus](#):
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> I’ve answered your question twice, even using a larger font in one case, thinking that might help. I’ll repeat the answer now: The U.S. will acquire that money in one of its usual ways: taxing, borrowing, or creating fiat money. Is there insolvency risk? Of course there is, as I emphasized earlier in a larger font. Does that have anything to do with our debate? Obviously not! I don’t think you’re a right-winger, but you seem to have been letting some of them confuse you.
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> I’m not even sure what you think we’re debating here.

We’ve been debating the same topic all along. Is the social security being invested? You’ve been claiming that it is. That the surplus money collected in 2010 is being invested.

But you’ve now conceded that the United States government will fund future payments via “one of its usual ways: taxing, borrowing, or creating fiat money.”

Why do you think that will be necessary? According to you, the money is already there waiting - it was set aside and invested back in 2010. Where did all that money from 2010 go?

And now I’m going to predict the future: You’re not going to able to explain this. But you’re going to claim your inability to explain it is my fault. Because when people point out how you’re wrong you have a history of claiming they’re confused.

You were wrong about the martingale system. And you’re wrong here. Not understanding how you’re wrong doesn’t make you right.

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