[oldsam]

Lendaddy--No need to shout or name calling. Paying 3/4 of their bills is a far cry from paying none of them which is what a bankrupt SS system would be. Don't understand why you are too dense to understand this simple concept.

Scooter's Dad--thanks for the definition. That's as close as anyone could come to describe what is being discussed. "A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood.
Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression."

Nathan's Dad wrote--Bottom line is that there are certainly many people out there that would consider you bankrupt if you defaulted on 25% of your bills every month. So, I think it has been shown that this certainly was not a "lie" as defined by the initial post in the thread.

Most of the US credit card companies gladly let you pay as you described. You can think it has been shown not to be a lie, but that doesn't make it true either. Look to the definition Scooter posted and I quoted above.

If the system is as Mr. Bush described, and the Republicans control the present government----why did reform get dropped like a bad blind date? Who are you guys going to blame now?