SOCIAL SECURITY

[CHUCKCOOLEY]

Dark and best kept secrets about Our Social Security.
>
>Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors, Elliott and Patty
>Roosevelt came to my home to swim on a regular basis. They were a great
>couple full of laughter and stories that today I continue to marvel at.
>Both
>are now deceased, but their stories remain.
>During the years of our friendship we had many, many discussions about
>Elliott's parents (President Franklin D.
>and Eleanor Roosevelt) and how his father and mother never intended for
>the
>Social Security and Welfare programs to turn out the way they are today.
>Elliott used to say that if his parents returned to earth and saw what the
>politicians had done to their programs they would have burned all of them
>in
>hell.
>
>Here is a story I received today regarding the Social Security Program and
>I
>immediately thought of Elliott's comments. I Hope you will read this and
>think about it.
>_____________________________________________
>
>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
>
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>
>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 democratically controlled House and
>Senate.
>-------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:
>Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social
>Security (FICA) withholding?
>
>A: The Democratic Party.
>----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 US.

>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to
>immigrants?
>
>This is MY FAVORITE:
>
>A: That's right! Jimmy Carter! And the Democratic Party of course!
>Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social
>Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even
>though they never paid a dime into it!
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violating of 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!.. many Democrats are awfully sure of
>what isn't so!!
>

[Scoty]

Cooley...does this mean you'll be stopping your monthly contribution to the DNC?

[Looon]

Cooley...does this mean you'll be stopping your monthly contribution to the DNC?

[EvilCouch]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/sschanges.asp

Almost entirely bullshit.

The only true portion is this:

Q: Which political party increased the taxes on 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.

[CHUCKCOOLEY]

ALL FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I'M NOT A DEM. I'M A REPUBLICAN BY GOD!

[RRDTm3]

I'M A REPUBLICAN BY GOD!

God made you a Republican?????????????????

[Scoty]

ALL FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I'M NOT A DEM. I'M A REPUBLICAN BY GOD!

[blueridge]

Another example of the perils of getting one's political information from, or worse yet, basing one's opinions on, crackpot e-mails.
Being truly informed is not always easy, but it is always well worth the effort.
Snopes rocks.

[Ranger175csar]

Im an American. Nice to meet ya.

I'm an Irish Italian American... Can I get some benefits please???

[RRDTm3]

Im an American. Nice to meet ya.

I'm an Irish Italian American... Can I get some benefits please???

Fuck no you Diego Mick, And when you get done sweeping the floor, make us a pizza and bring over a pint!

[AbnRgr289]

Im an American. Nice to meet ya.

I'm an Irish Italian American... Can I get some benefits please???

I'm a "Heinz57 American", can I get special benefits too?

English
Irish
Scottish
Polish
German
Cherokee Indian

Northern Born and Southern Breed.........Sooner by the Grace of God!

That makes me "Special!"