joseph parikian Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 ---------------------------------- 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 congress person 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, former 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 watch 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Yes - and it all seems pretty damn unessicary - as m,ost of these gusy are pretty well off and set already. But really this is only one of a number of similar economic packages they have (quietly) passed for themselve over the years. If you are at all familiar witrh Living Trusts - these were initially developed for Congressional types - to skirt inheritancve taxes, probate and such...(we have so lost our true roots in this country)...anyway - Its why I am in favor of a consititutional amendment (my own) called the incumbant accountability act. Where all elected officials are free to run for extended terms - on one condition - they must submit to a specail election (after each term) from their consitituants where - if the vote goes against - they are automatically beheaded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 That would make more candidates rethink the situation I suppose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 You wanna fix social security? Get rid of government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 You wanna fix social security? Get rid of government. Some how I knew that you would say that...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Some how I knew that you would say that...LOL I have also said that lions and tigers and bears ( OH MY ) cannot co-exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph parikian Posted January 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 I have also said that lions and tigers and bears ( OH MY ) cannot co-exist. How about Elephents and Jackasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 How about Elephents and Jackasses As a Jackass I can tell you that I can coexist with an elephant, provided he doesn't trample over me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Don't worry .. I think elephants are affraid of anonymice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Mostly because I can go in between the elephants big toe and make him submit. It's sort of like jiu jitsu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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