Friday, September 18, 2009

Social Security, Congress & the Election in 2010


From: thy Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009

Election in 2010

I've never sent an e-mail to so many people, but I think our Legislators are ripping us all off.  If you agree, pass it on, if not enjoy working hard so our elected officials can live a good life.  2010 is an election year for 1/3 of the senate and 1/2 of the house of representatives. It would be nice if Congress got the message; the voting taxpayers are now in charge ..
Social Security  2009
   
LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER" AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. PLEASE  FORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS.  


IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE  REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!  KEEP  IT GOING!!!!

Propose this in 2009:

START A BILL TO PLACE ALL  POLITICIANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY  
(This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)
Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congresswomen 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 congress person 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, 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 of those two Dignitaries.

Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will receive much more during the rest of their lives.

Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00.  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 of
$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 see 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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