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David Thomas: Of course, it does not even address the game playing that would go on if we were able to set up a system and we were…

On the recordDecember 11, 2001
Of course, it does not even address the game playing that would go on if we were able to set up a system and we were losing $40 billion out of the trust fund. We would have employees negotiating with employers where particular benefits or amounts were going to be given so that they would just happen to fall within this holiday period, further complicating an attempt to make this system work.
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David Thomas
New York

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Discussing potential issues with a proposed system related to trust fund management.

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