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Moonshot180
02-02-2008, 02:34 AM
Repubs, Dems, whoever..they're all crooked IMO. After reading this, there is no doubt.:mad:


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Many of us are getting close to that "AGE" (or have arrived!) I did not know this was happening...OR FORGOT! At any rate If we the people put more voice into our worry's and thoughts....maybe we could get some changes made.... remember It won't happen if we remain silent. Sue
Please send this on to as many people as you can..
You've got to read this all the way through to the bottom.
I HEREWITH FIRMLY STATE THAT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR ANY POLITICIAN, REGARDLESS OF THE OTHER ISSUES, IF HE DOES NOT SPONSOR AND SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION. THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE STANDING FOR ELECTION IN 2008.
LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER" AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE WITH ME ON THIS BY FORWARDING TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.

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.
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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 ownbenefit 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..
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.
This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two Dignitaries.
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 see 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."

ssent
02-02-2008, 03:09 AM
Luketrician

They have their own health care too, 75% subsidized by the tax payers. Our congress has exempted itself from most, if not all, of the laws, rules and regulations that directly affect the general public. Nice huh? I wish the public were aware or even cared. But nobody does. Americans have been in a coma state for years when it comes to policing this government and all the corruption they expel. Our government has an: us verses them mentality and we're losing.

INXS
02-02-2008, 02:12 PM
Luketrician

They have their own health care too, 75% subsidized by the tax payers. Our congress has exempted itself from most, if not all, of the laws, rules and regulations that directly affect the general public. Nice huh? I wish the public were aware or even cared. But nobody does. Americans have been in a coma state for years when it comes to policing this government and all the corruption they expel. Our government has an: us verses them mentality and we're losing.


Only 75 %, here in NJ it's 100%. The state judges retire with 75% of there pay after 15 yrs.

Moonshot180
02-02-2008, 06:43 PM
I agree with everything ya'll have said,

Let me just say that I don't know much at all about our "elected officials". I do read the news every once in awhile and see things like this. Sure is frustrating to read and to know it's going on.

Looks like they are creating their own laws without us knowing about it?

It would be nice to see things like this and other issues that are obviously impacting our country corrected. If I were a betting man I would say that nothing will change, no matter who is elected.


uughh......

stokernick
02-02-2008, 08:02 PM
it's sad you're just learning this now.Did you really think they give a s-it about you and me??

Moonshot180
02-03-2008, 07:00 AM
it's sad you're just learning this now.Did you really think they give a s-it about you and me??



United we stand.....right?:rolleyes:

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