This urban legend has been around so long it ought to be a graybeard
like us. It simply isn't true. Here is on urban legend web site to
check it out on.

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

Jim Marlett
http://flatheaddrag.com/

On May 15, 2005, at 5:08 PM, dan horan wrote:

>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William
> To: Gene & Dorothy
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 5:51 AM
> Subject: Fw: Social Security
>
>  
>  
>>  
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From:
>>> To:
>>> charlie@...;maryb2@...;CLLOCK49@...;
>>> DLockr1424@...;Welhunter@...;kimmills45@...;
>>> kennyn@...;bpeace@...;maconpeace@...;
>>> Vonaub@...;CAMPMAC42@...
>>> Sent: 5/2/2005 7:22:47 AM
>>> Subject: Social Security
>>>
>>>
>>> IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!
>>>
>>> KEEP IT GOING!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> 2008 Election Issue!!
>>>
>>>
>>> GET A BILL STARTED TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOC. SEC.
>>>
>>> This must be an issue in "2008 ". Please! Keep it going.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------
>>>
>>> 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 congressperson 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..
>>>
>>> This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two
>>> Dignitaries. For example, 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.
>>>
>>> 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? Better yet.....
>>>
>>> How many people WILL you send this to??
>>>
>>> Keep this going clear up thru the 2008 election!! We need to be heard
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