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One more time. . .
Elections are coming up in November
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 Congressmen do not pay into Social Security
and, of course, they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were
not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they
should have a special plan for themselves.
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),
with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives.
This is calculated on an average life span for each.
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. In other words, we would have
to get benefits for 68 years and one (l) month to equal Bradley's
benefits!
Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.
And 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 and then watch how fast they would
fix it. 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?
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