O/T social security

[Marty A]

this was sent to me i thought it was intresting.

what does anyone else think about this

 

Doesn't matter if you are Republican or Democrat. You are affected equally

by this.

 

SOCIAL SECURITY:

 

 

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a

Social Security check every month (or will soon be) -- and then finding

that we are getting taxed on only 85% of the money we paid to the federal

government to "put away," you may be interested in the following:

 

Q: Which party took Social Security from an independent fund and put it in

the general fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democratic-controlled House and Senate.

 

Q: Which party put a tax on Social Security?

A: The Democratic party.

 

Q: Which party increased the tax on Social Security?

A: The Democratic Party with Al Gore casting the deciding vote.

 

Q: Which party decided to give money to immigrants? immigrants? immigrants?

A: That's right, immigrants moved into this country and at 65 got SSI

(Social Security). The Democratic Party gave that to them although they

never paid a dime into it.

 

Then, after doing all this, the Democrats turn around and tell you the

Republicans want to take your Social Security. And the worst part about it

is, people believe it!

 

Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years. Our

Senators and Congressmen/women do not pay into Social Security and, of

course, they do not collect from it.

 

You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their

rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special plan for

themselves. So, many years ago they voted in their own benefit plan.

 

In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it.

After all, it is a great plan. For all practical purposes their plan works

like this:

When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die, except

it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments.

 

For example, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may

expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand

Dollars), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of

their lives. This is calculated on an average life span for each.

 

Question: WHY are the WIVES receiving a check?

 

Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00, Nada, Zilch. This little

perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up the tab

for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from

the General Funds-our tax dollars at work! >From our own Social Security

Plan, which you and I pay (or have paid) into-every payday until we retire

(which amount is matched by our employer) --we can expect to get an average

$1,000 per month after retirement. Or, in other words, we would have to

collect our average of $1,000 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1)

month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's benefits!

 

Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.

That change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under

the Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with

the rest of us, then sit back and watch how fast they would fix it.

 

 

 

marty

[MATT Q]

True, True I read about this about a year ago and it made me sick to my stomach.

[MATT Q]

Hey that was my 100th post:)

[Scott Bond]

California Proud Heritage

 

 

Do you know what happened this week back in 1850?

 

California became a state.

 

The state had no electricity.

 

The state had no money.

 

Almost everyone spoke Spanish.

 

There were gun fights in the middle of the streets.

 

So it was just like California today - only the women had real breasts.

[Brendan P]

Face it,Republican or Democrat.....

They're all NO GOOD!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

This is only 1 of the many ways they are bending us over Marty.