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> >From: Russ Johnson <rjohnson@...>
> >Subject: Pass this along
> >
> >>Subject: Pass this along
> >>
> >>
> >>Subject: Can we do something about this?
> >>
> >>
> >>So that any who don't, may know.
> >>
> >>Our Senators and Congressmen don't pay in to Social
> >>Security, and, of course, they don't collect from it.
> >>
> >>The reason is that they have a special retirement plan
> >>that they voted for themselves many years ago. For all
> >>practical purposes, it works like this:
> >>
> >>When they retire, they continue to draw their same pay, until they
> >>die, except that it may be increased from time to time, by cost of
> >>living adjustments.
> >>
> >>For instance, former Senator Bradley, and his wife,
> >>may be expected to draw $7,900,000, with Mrs. Bradley
> >>drawing $275,000 during the last year of her life. This is
> >>calculated on an average life span for each.
> >>
> >>This would be well and good, except that they paid nothing
> >>in on any kind of retirement, and neither does any other
> >>Senator or Congressman.
> >>
> >>This fine retirement comes right out of the General Fund: our
> >>tax money. While we who pay for it all, draw an average of
> >>$1000/month from Social Security.
> >>
> >>Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so
> >>desirable that people would have extra deducted so that they could
> >>increase their own personal retirement income. A retirement plan
> >>that works so well, that Railroad employees, Postal Workers, and
> >>others who aren't in it, would clamor to get in.
> >>
> >>That is how good Social Security could be, if only one small change
> >>were made. That change is to jerk the Golden Fleece retirement
> >>out from under the Senators and Congressmen, and put them in
> >>Social Security with the rest of us. Then watch how fast they fix
> >>it.
> >>
> >>If enough people receive this, maybe one or some of them along the
> >>way, might be able to help. How many can YOU send it to?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >