From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!zehntel!sytek!menlo70!hao!hplabs!hansen Newsgroups: net.politics Title: Re: Social Security - (nf) Article-I.D.: hplabs.1136 Posted: Mon Jan 24 14:32:26 1983 Received: Sun Jan 30 09:45:09 1983 IRA's may seem to be a winning proposition for those of us in the 'baby boom bulge,' but what makes you think that our friends in high places won't change the tax laws again and bleed all "your" little nest eggs away? If they increased the penalty for pre-retirement withdrawal from 10% to 50% and the "retirement" age up to 80 years, having an IRA would be a real liability. "I'm paranoid just 'cause they're already getting me..." Craig Hansen HP Labs