Social Security education

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With the elections just under 3 months away
> you'll soon be hearing some Democrats running for political office, warning
> how the Republicans want to take away the old people's Social Security.
> Here are some facts you can pass along to all
> friends in your book. Education is a good thing!
>
>
> Subject: History Lesson on Your Social
> Security Card
>
> Just in case some of you young whippersnappers
> (& some older ones) didn't know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't
> believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a
> little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are
> Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.
>
> Social Security Cards up until the 1980s
> expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification
> purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it
> became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION,
> was removed.[9]
>
>
> An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR
> IDENTIFICATION" message.
> Our Social Security
>
> Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the
> Social
> Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
>
> 1.) That participation in the Program would be
> Completely voluntary,
>
> No longer Voluntary
>
>
> 2.) That the participants would only have to
> pay
> 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
> Incomes into the Program,
>
> Now 7.65%
> on the first $90,000
>
>
> 3.) That the money the participants elected to
> put
> into the Program would be deductible from
> their income for tax purposes each year,
>
> No longer tax deductible
>
>
> 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,
>
> Under Lyndon Johnson the money was moved to
> The General Fund and Spent !
>
>
> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees
> would never be taxed as income.
>
> Under Clinton & Gore
> Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
>
> 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:
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --------- ----
>
> 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?
>
> A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democrat
> controlled House and Senate.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --------- --------- --
>
> Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income
> tax
> deduction for Social Security (FICA)
> withholding?
>
> A: The Democrat Party.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --------- --------- -----
>
> Q: Which Political Party started taxing
> Social
> Security annuities?
>
> A: The Democrat Party, with Al Gore casting
> the
> 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of
> the
> Senate, while he was Vice (no pun) President
> of the US
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --------- --------- -
>
> Q: Which Political Party decided to start
> giving annuity payments to immigrants?
>
> (MY FAVORITE):
>
> A: That's right!
>
> Jimmy Carter and the Democrat Party.
> Immigrants moved into this country, and at age
> 65,
> began to receive Social Security payments! The
> Democrat Party gave these payments to them,
> even though they never paid a dime into it!
>
> ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------
> --------- ---------
>
> Then, after violating the original contract
> (FICA),
> the Democrats turn around and tell you that
> the Republicans want to take your Social Security away! ??
>
> And the worst part about it is uninformed
> citizens believe it!
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
> awareness will be planted and maybe changes
> will
> evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully
> sure of what isn't so.
>
> But it's worth a try. How many people can YOU
> send this to?
>
> Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.
>
> Now Obama is wanting to make all illegals citizens
of the U.S. and the older ones will automatically
go on Social Security, even though they never paid
a dime into it. When Obma stuffed the Health CAre
Bill down our throats he said no illegals would be on it. He
failed to mention he would try to make all illegals citizens so
they could then go on his Health Care Bill.
>

[katie]

Might be a good project for the Tea Parties.... I didn't know that!