Anyone following this? There was some belief that portions of the social security balances were removed to fund other govt ventures - which is why there was such a push on for Bush to get people to dissolve the social security. 27.5 Trillion is a lot of money - the implication of what Bush is doing is being talked about round the financial world and not in a good way....
Greg Szymanski16 Aug 2006
The human interest element of the Ambassador Leo Wanta story is every bit as intriguing and important as the financial aspects of the $4.5 trillion settlement waiting to be used for the best interests of the American people. Ambassador Wanta recently entered into a written agreement with high level U.S. authorities to repatriate the vast sum of money, estimated to be only a small portion of the $27.5 trillion had been trying to protect as legal trustor. However, the $4.5 trillion settlement, finalized in May through two large law firms (one in New York and one in Georgia) with the assistance of two federal court judges, has been illegally blocked by the Bush administration, causing shockwaves throughout the international financial community. Read More