You've fallen for a hoax. http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/pensions.asp You might e-mail your friend to get him to check out snoopes before passing around hoaxes, but don't feel too bad. We've almost all been caught up in one. Stunt
> > I recently received this from a friend. I knew about this system, but > never had it so well presented > > Pass it around. > > Brian > > This is old but worth a little reminder. > > 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 i! s 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 ye! ars ago they voted in their o wn 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 f! or 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > -- That which does not kill you... http://quads.nw-in.com/quad-enter.html http://quads.nw-in.com/quad-list/quad-list1.htm http://nw-in.com/index.html
