John W. wrote:
> "Kevin Gowen" <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<bbbbpj$7qoe1$1@ID-105084.news.dfncis.de>... 
>> John W. wrote:
>>> "Kevin Gowen" <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:<bbapp3$7fbg9$1@ID-105084.news.dfncis.de>...
>>>> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Why should you not be? You plan not to have children perhaps?
>>>> 
>>>> I plan to have them, but I also plan to teach them to depend on
>>>> themselves
>>>> for their retirement savings and health care, not the state.
>>> 
>>> Speaking as a parent to non-parent, how, pray tell, do you plan to
>>> accomplish this incredible feat?
>> 
>> I would tell them about investment and things called "insurance
>> companies". 
>> What makes this an incredible feat?
> 
> Nothing incredible about teaching them to have good health insurance,
> of course. But it's interesting that you think 'depend on themselves'
> means having a good retirement plan.

I never said that I did. But it's interesting that you think I think that.

> John W.

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Kevin Gowen