[StBernard] Social Security Change 2009

[Westley Annis]

Not true anymore.
 
For *any* federal employee, whether a GS, Wage Grade or elected official who
entered into federal service after a point when Reagan was in office, all
now pay into the social security system, *except* those who started under
the C.S.R.S. (Civil Service Retirement System) and remain under it.  There
are still some fed employees who are under C.S.R.S. and Byrd is (have no
idea who White is).  However, all are now under FERS, (Federal Employee
Retirement System).  Social security is withheld from their earnings.
 
I was under the old system, but had a break in service so had the option to
go in under a blended system which was called CSRS offset.  
 
Jim


 

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	Social Security Change for 2008 
	
	
	
	Please send this on to as many people as you can.. 
	
	You've got to read this all the way through to the bottom. 
	
	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 2008. 
	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 ?
	
	Tommy C. May