Fw: Fw: This must be an issue in 04.

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CountryGirl

 

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 4:13 AM

Fw: This must be an issue in " 04 " .

 

 

 

 

2004 Election Issue

This must be an issue in " 04 " . Please! Keep it going.

 

SOCIAL SECURITY:

(This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.)

 

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

and Congress men & women do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do

not collect from it.

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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.

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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.

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If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and

maybe good changes will evolve.

 

How many people can YOU send this to?