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>In a message dated 2/5/2001 11:40:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> 7bit
>
> Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security, and, of
> course therefore they do not collect it. Social Security benefits were not
>suitable
> for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a
> special plan
> for themselves.
>
> Many years ago they voted in their 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 their same pay until they die, except it may be
>increased time to time for living
> adjustments.
> For example, former Sen. Bradley, and his wife may be expected to
> draw$7,900,000.00 with Mrs. Bradley drawing $275,000.00 during the last years
>of her
> life.Their cost for this plan is zilch.
>
> You and I pick up this tab for this plan. This fine retirement plan is
> funded directly from the General Funds of the U.S. Treasury. OUR tax dollars
> at work.
> Social Security,which you and I pay into every payday for our own
> retirement, with and equal amount matched by our employer, we can expect to
>get an average of
> $1000.00 or better per month from OUR SS plan, or we would have to collect
> our benefits for 681 years and 1month to equal Bradley's benefits.
>
> Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so
> desireable that people would have extra amounts deducted from their pay to
>enhance their own
> personal retirement income. A retirement plan that worked so well, that
>Railroad
> Employees, Postal Workers, and others who were not in the plan would
>clamor to
>be
> included.
>
> This is how good Social Security could be, if only one small change
> could be made.
> That change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan out from
> under the Senators and Congressmen. Put them into Soc.Sec. plan with the rest
>of us,
> then watch how fast they would fix it.
>
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed will be planted and maybe
> good changes would evolve. Pass it on.
>
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>What a pension plan!
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>From: Rick Beaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security, and, of
>course
>therefore they do not collect it. Social Security benefits were not suitable
>for
>persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a
>special plan
>for themselves.
>
> Many years ago they voted in their 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 their same
>pay until they die, except it may be increased time to time for living
>adjustments.
>For example, former Sen. Bradley, and his wife may be expected to
>draw$7,900,000.00
>with Mrs. Bradley drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of her
>life.Their
>cost for
>this plan is zilch.
>
> You and I pick up this tab for this plan. This fine retirement plan is
>funded directly from the General Funds of the U.S. Treasury. OUR tax dollars
>at work.
> Social Security,which you and I pay into every payday for our own
>retirement, with
>and equal amount matched by our employer, we can expect to get an average of
>$1000.00 or better per month from OUR SS plan, or we would have to collect
>our
>benefits for 681 years and 1month to equal Bradley's benefits.
>
> Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so
>desireable that
>people would have extra amounts deducted from their pay to enhance their own
>personal
>retirement income. A retirement plan that worked so well, that Railroad
>Employees,
>Postal Workers, and others who were not in the plan would clamor to be
>included.
>
> This is how good Social Security could be, if only one small change
>could
>be made.
>That change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan out from
>under
>the
>Senators and Congressmen. Put them into Soc.Sec. plan with the rest of us,
>then watch
>how fast they would fix it.
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed will be planted and maybe
>good changes would evolve. Pass it on.
>
>Rick Beaver
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Rick Beaver
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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><DIV><BR></DIV>My apologies to all gov't workers on this
>list!!<BR><BR><BR>Subject: Fwd: Congress<BR><BR><BR>In a message dated
>2/5/2001
>11:40:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,<BR><A
>href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>
>writes:<BR><BR><BR><BR> 7bit<BR><BR> Our
>Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security, and, of<BR>
>course therefore they do not collect it. Social Security benefits were
>not<BR>suitable<BR> for persons of their rare elevation in society. They
>felt they should have a<BR> special plan<BR> for
>themselves.<BR><BR> Many years ago they voted in their
>benefit plan. In more recent years ,<BR> no congress person has felt the
>need to change it. After all, it is a great<BR> plan. For all practical
>purposes their plan works like this. When they<BR> retire, they continue
>to draw their same pay until they die, except it may be<BR>increased time to
>time for living<BR> adjustments.<BR> For example, former Sen.
>Bradley, and his wife may be expected to<BR> draw$7,900,000.00 with Mrs.
>Bradley drawing $275,000.00 during the last years<BR>of her<BR>
>life.Their
>cost for this plan is zilch.<BR><BR> You and I pick up
>this tab for this plan. This fine retirement plan is<BR> funded
>directly from the General Funds of the U.S. Treasury. OUR tax
>dollars<BR>
>at work.<BR> Social Security,which you and I pay into every payday
>for our
>own<BR> retirement, with and equal amount matched by our employer,
>we can
>expect to<BR>get an average of<BR> $1000.00 or better per month from OUR
>SS plan, or we would have to collect<BR> our benefits for 681 years and
>1month to equal Bradley's benefits.<BR><BR>
>Imagine for
>a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so<BR>
>desireable that
>people would have extra amounts deducted from their pay to<BR>enhance their
>own<BR> personal retirement income. A retirement plan that worked so
>well,
>that<BR>Railroad<BR> Employees, Postal Workers, and others who were
>not in
>the plan would clamor to<BR>be<BR>
>included.<BR><BR> This is how good Social Security
>could
>be, if only one small change<BR> could be made.<BR> That change
>would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan out from<BR>
>under the
>Senators and Congressmen. Put them into Soc.Sec. plan with the rest<BR>of
>us,<BR> then watch how fast they would fix
>it.<BR><BR> If enough people receive this, maybe a
>seed
>will be planted and maybe<BR> good changes would evolve. Pass it
>on.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
><P>
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>7bit<BR><BR><BR> Our Senators and Congressmen do
>not pay
>into Social Security, and, of<BR>course<BR>therefore they do not collect it.
>Social Security benefits were not suitable<BR>for<BR>persons of their rare
>elevation in society. They felt they should have a<BR>special plan<BR>for
>themselves.<BR><BR> Many years ago they voted in their
>benefit
>plan. In more recent years ,<BR>no congress person has felt the need to change
>it. After all, it is a great<BR>plan. For all practical purposes their plan
>works like this. When they<BR>retire, they continue to draw their same<BR>pay
>until they die, except it may be increased time to time for
>living<BR>adjustments.<BR>For example, former Sen. Bradley, and his wife
>may be
>expected to<BR>draw$7,900,000.00<BR>with Mrs. Bradley drawing $275,000.00
>during
>the last years of her<BR>life.Their<BR>cost for<BR>this plan is
>zilch.<BR><BR> You and I pick up this tab for this
>plan.
>This fine retirement plan is<BR>funded directly from the General Funds of the
>U.S. Treasury. OUR tax dollars<BR>at work.<BR> Social
>Security,which you and I pay into every payday for our own<BR>retirement,
>with<BR>and equal amount matched by our employer, we can expect to get an
>average of<BR>$1000.00 or better per month from OUR SS plan, or we would
>have to
>collect<BR>our<BR>benefits for 681 years and 1month to equal Bradley's
>benefits.<BR><BR> Imagine for a moment that you could
>structure a retirement plan so<BR>desireable that<BR>people would have extra
>amounts deducted from their pay to enhance their own<BR>personal<BR>retirement
>income. A retirement plan that worked so well, that
>Railroad<BR>Employees,<BR>Postal Workers, and others who were not in the plan
>would clamor to be<BR>included.<BR><BR> This is how good
>Social Security could be, if only one small change<BR>could<BR>be
>made.<BR>That
>change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan out
>from<BR>under<BR>the<BR>Senators and Congressmen. Put them into Soc.Sec. plan
>with the rest of us,<BR>then watch<BR>how fast they would fix
>it.<BR> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed will be
>planted and maybe<BR>good changes would evolve. Pass it on.<BR><BR>Rick
>Beaver<BR>[EMAIL PROTECTED]<BR><BR>Rick
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