SCN: Fwd: Social Security Help]

[Barb Weismann]

> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <nonnie76 at att.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 8:50 PM
> > Subject: Social Security Help
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > << >Social Issue.
> > >  >
> > >  >Our Senators and Congressmen don't pay in to
> Social
> > > Security, and, of
> > >  >course, they don't collect from it. The reason
> is that
> > > they have a
> > >  >special retirement plan that they voted for
> themselves
> > > many years ago.
> > >  >For all practical purposes, it works like
> this: When
> > > they retire, they
> > >  >continue to draw their same pay, until they
> die,
> > > except that it may be
> > >  >increased from time to time, by cost of living
> > > adjustments. For
> > >  >instance, former Senator Bradley, and his
> wife, may be
> > >  >expected to draw $7,900,000, with Mrs. Bradley
> drawing
> > > $275,000 during
> > >  >the last year of her
> > >  >life. This is calculated on an average life
> expectancy
> > > for each. This
> > >  >would be well and good, except that they paid
> nothing
> > > in on any kind of
> > >  >retirement, and neither does any other Senator
> or
> > > Congressman.
> > >  >
> > >  >This fine retirement comes right out of the
> General
> > > Fund, our tax money,
> > >  >while we who pay for it all, draw an average
> of
> > > $1000/month from Social
> > >  >Security. Imagine for a moment that you could
> > > structure a retirement
> > >  >plan so desirable that people would have extra
> > > deducted so that they
> > >  >could increase their own personal retirement
> income. A
> > > retirement plan
> > >  >that works so well, that Railroad employees,
> Postal
> > > Workers, and others
> > >  >who aren't in it, would clamor to get in.
> > >  >
> > >  >That is how good Social Security could be, if
> only one
> > > small change were
> > >  >made. That change is to jerk the Golden Fleece
> > > retirement out from under
> > >  >the Senators and Congressmen, and put them in
> Social
> > > Security with the
> > >  >rest of us. Then watch how fast they fix it.
> > >  >
> > >  >If enough people receive this, and get this
> out in the
> > > public view,
> > >  >maybe some substantive change can happen.
> > >  >
> > >  >How many can YOU send this to? >>
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