Excellent Email on Social Security – Received Today. Very Interesting.

Received today:

Your Social Security

Just in case some of you didn’t know this. It’s easy to check out, if you don’t believe it.

Be sure and show it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on what’s what and it doesn’t matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts!!!

Our Social Security

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary,

No longer Voluntary

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,

Now 7.65%

3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,

No longer tax deductible

4.) That the money the participants put into the independent ‘Trust Fund’ rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,

Under Johnson the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.

Under Clinton & Gore up to 85% of your Social Security can be taxed

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a social scurity check every month — and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
the money we paid to the Federal government to ‘put away’ — you may be interested in the following:

Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.

Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.

Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the ‘tie-breaking’ deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US

Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?

A: That’s right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The
Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!

Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!

If enough people see this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn’t so.

AND CONGRESS GIVES THEMSELVES 100% RETIREMENT FOR ONLY SERVING ONE TERM!!!

—-A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.—–Thomas Jefferson

5 Responses to “Excellent Email on Social Security – Received Today. Very Interesting.”

  1. Pat Says:

    Very interesting! Just a little note: It seems the excellent quotation at the end, which is widely attributed to Thomas Jefferson, is actually from Gerald Ford. The following link isn’t the only place I’ve read that it wasn’t Jefferson. But it seems that everybody loves to think it was!

    It’s important to be as accurate as possible on these “little things”, lest others doubt the rest of what we say.

    Disclaimer: I’m not a member, supporter, or fan of either major political party.

    http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Government_big_enough_to_supply_you

  2. Gail Says:

    Thank you for the correction! I prefer to offer accurate information, too!

  3. Lisa Says:

    Thank you for printing this info. Many people are not educated on these facts and they need to be. This is the first time I hear of you company and I’m glad to have run into you. Lisa

  4. Cindy Says:

    http://www.socialsecurity.gov/history/InternetMyths2.html

    Gail…you said the info was easily checked out so I did a search. The above link gives a more accurate accounting to the questions asked. I’m more Republican in my voting but I’d rather know the truth so as to make the best decisions where my vote is concerned. Thanks!

  5. Mollie McPherson Says:

    Thank you for this wonderful information. It is great for the kids, now a days,to know what came from whom, and when. Thanks for the correction too, as it makes us seem like we’re too old and forget who did what and when! LOL!
    thanks again. I love your website.

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