Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't
know this. Its easy to check out if you don't believe it. Be sure and show
it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on what's what .
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.
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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
ncomes 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.
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:
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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 wa s 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 US.
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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, 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 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!
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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. Foward this E-mail to others so that they can be informed of the truth.
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