politics as usual

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>Subject: Social Security Retirement Program
>Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:32:48 -0400
>
>If this is true we should know about it.
>
>Bob Newbery
>
>
> > 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:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants
>moved
> >into this country, and at age 65, began to receive SSI 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 violation 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!
> >
> >
> >Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during this 2004 election
>year!
> >
> > If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be
>planted and
> >maybe good changes will evolve.
> >