((((((((((( The Trommetter Times Update: Ostriches and Taxes )))))))))))
April 15, 2004
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An Ostrich? On Tax Day? Yep… Because: If you earn
$25,000 a year, you pay $1,550 annually in FICA taxes...
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<p><img border="0" height="120" width="120"
src="http://www.trommetter.org/log/archives/ostrich_head_buried.gif";
align="right" alt="ostrich, burying head in sand">An Ostrich? On Tax
Day? Yep…</p>
<p>Because:</p>
<ul>
<li>If
you earn $25,000 a year, you pay $1,550 annually in FICA taxes (or
payroll taxes) to support the Social Security retirement program.</li>
<li>76% of Americans pay more in FICA taxes than they pay in
federal income taxes.</li>
<li>FICA
taxes have been raised 24 times since the program began and Congress
always raises those taxes first when Social Security faces a
shortfall.</li>
</ul>
<p>So why an <span style="font-weight: bold;">ostrich</span>?
</p><p>Because politicians need to get their heads out of the sand and
fix Social Security now!
</p><p>
</p>
<p>Get involved in changing the landscape of your grandchildren’s
future! Visit <a
href="http://www.forourgrandchildren.org/site/R?i=gbwhSlEjbFJTd9cx8dfES
A..">www.forourgrandchildren.org</a> and make your voice heard.</p>
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