[Vision2020] Social Security

[debismith at moscow.com]

Finally, something Pat on which Pat and I see eye-to-eye!
Debi R-S

From:           	"Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
To:             	"vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Date sent:      	Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:41:23 -0800
Subject:        	[Vision2020] Social Security

I agree with this whole heartedly!
  WHY WAIT UNTIL 2008? THERE IS AN ELECTION IN 2006. I HEREWITH FIRMLY STATE 
THAT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR ANY POLITICIAN, REGARDLESS OF THE OTHER ISSUES, IF 
HE DOES NOT SPONSOR AND SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION. THAT 
INCLUDES EVERYONE STANDING FOR ELECTION IN 2006.


  LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER" AND THE POWER 
OF THE INTERNET. LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE WITH ME ON THIS BY FORWARDING TO 
EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.





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




  KEEP IT GOING!!!!



  2008 Election Issue!!

  GET A BILL STARTED TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOC. SEC.


  This must be an issue in "2008" Please! Keep it going.

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  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 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, 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?


  Better yet.....


  How many people WILL you send this to ?

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