| Did the Democrats fook social security? [message #1072849] |
Di, 06 Juni 2006 23:38 |
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Social Security (Refresh Your Memory) Interesting...not >surprising.
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> Dear Friends:
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> Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors, Elliott and >Patty Roosevelt came to my home to swim on a regular
> basis. They were a great couple full of laughter and stories >that today I continue to marvel at. Both are now deceased, but
> their stories remain. During the years of our friendship we >had many, many discussions about his parents
> (President Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt) and how his >father and mother never intended for the Social Security and Welfare
> programs to turn out the way they are today. Elliott used to >say that if his mother returned to earth and saw what the politicians had >done to their programs she would have burned all of them in hell.
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> Here is a story I received today regarding the Social Security >Program and I immediately thought of Elliott's comments.
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> Hope you will read this and think about it.
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> Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security >(FICA) Program. He promised:
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> 1.) That participation in the Program would be completely >voluntary,
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> 2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first >$1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,
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> 3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the >Program would be deductible from their income for tax
> purposes each year,
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> 4.) That the money the participants put into the independent >"Trust Fund" rather than into the General operating fund,
> and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security >Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,
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> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed > as income.
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> Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now >receiving a Social Security check every month -- and
> then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we >paid to the Federal government to "put away," you may be interested in >the following:
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> Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the >independent "Trust" fund and put it into the General fund so
> that Congress could spend it?
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> A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled >House and Senate.
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> Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for >Social Security (FICA) withholding?
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> A: The Democratic Party.
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> Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security >annuities?
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> A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the >"tie-breaking" deciding vote as President of the Senate,
> while he was Vice President of the U.S.
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> Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity >payments to immigrants?
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> AND MY FAVORITE:
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> A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. > Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
> began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party > gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into >it!
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> Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violation of >the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you
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> that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
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> And the worst part about it is, uninformed citizens believe it!
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> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be >planted and maybe good changes will evolve. Maybe not,
> some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn't so.
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> But it's worth a try. How many people can YOU send this to?
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> Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.
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