[StBernard] YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY- OFF WITH THEIR HEADS

[Westley Annis]

This is older than dirt. Check it out at snopes dot com, http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/sschanges.asp
 
Bob F.

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	> Thought this was interesting enough to pass along. I am not certain of the 
	> source nor the facts. SJK 
	> 
	> 'A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough 
	> to take everything you have.' 
	> ----Thomas Jefferson---- 
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	> Your Social Security 
	> 
	> Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) 
	> didn't know this. 
	> 
	> Be sure and show it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on 
	> what's what. 
	> 
	> And it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat of Republican. Facts are 
	> facts!!! 
	> 
	> 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. 
	> 
	> 2.) That the participants would only have to pay 
	> 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program, 
	> 
	> 3.) That the money the participants elected to put 
	> into the Program would be deductible from 
	> their income for tax purposes each year, 
	> 
	> 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, 
	> 
	> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees 
	> would never be taxed as income. 
	> 
	> 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 in to the 
	> General Fund so that Congress could spend it? 
	> 
	> 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? 
	> 
	> A: The Democratic Party. 
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	> 
	> Q: Which political party started taxing Social 
	> Security annuities? 
	> 
	> 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? 
	> 
	> AND MY FAVORITE: 
	> 
	> A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. 
	> Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, 
	> they 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 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. 
	> 
	> AND CONGRESS GIVES THEMSELVES 100% RETIREMENT 
	> 
	> FOR ONLY SERVING ONE TERM!!! 
	> 
	> 'A government big enough to give you everything you want, 
	> is strong enough to take everything you have.' 
	> ----Thomas Jefferson----