Here's one I just received in my e-mail:
>----- Original > Subject: CAN THIS BE TRUE?
>>
>>
>> > CAN THIS BE TRUE?
>> >
>> >
>> > If this is accurate then here's a somewhat cynical but exceedingly
>> poignant
>> > argument for SS reform.
>> >
>> > SOCIAL SECURITY: (This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.)
>> >
>> > Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years. Our
>> > Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, of
course,
>> > they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not suitable
>> for
>> > persons of their rare elevation in society.
>> >
>> > They felt they should have a special plan for themselves. Many years
ago
>> > they voted in their own 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.
>> >
>> > For example, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives
>may
>> > expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred
>> Thousand),
>> > with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their
>lives.
>> > This is calculated on an average life span for each.
>> >
>> > Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00. 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.
>> >
>> > Now. as for our Social Security Plan, the one you and I pay (or have
>paid)
>> > into every payday until we retire (which is ALSO matched by our
>employer),
>> > we can expect to get an average $1,000 per month after retirement.
>> >
>> > Here's the rub let's do the math - we would have to collect our
>1,000.00
>> > of monthly benefits for 68.75 YEARS to simply equal three (3) years
>> benefits
>> > paid to Mr. Bradley's wife.
>> >
>> > Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.
>> What
>> > if we simply removed the magic carpet ride (this golden parachute
>> retirement
>> > program) from the Senate and Congress. Put them into the Social
Security
>> > plan with the rest of us and then 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.
>----- Original > Subject: CAN THIS BE TRUE?
>>
>>
>> > CAN THIS BE TRUE?
>> >
>> >
>> > If this is accurate then here's a somewhat cynical but exceedingly
>> poignant
>> > argument for SS reform.
>> >
>> > SOCIAL SECURITY: (This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.)
>> >
>> > Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years. Our
>> > Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, of
course,
>> > they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not suitable
>> for
>> > persons of their rare elevation in society.
>> >
>> > They felt they should have a special plan for themselves. Many years
ago
>> > they voted in their own 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.
>> >
>> > For example, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives
>may
>> > expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred
>> Thousand),
>> > with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their
>lives.
>> > This is calculated on an average life span for each.
>> >
>> > Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00. 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.
>> >
>> > Now. as for our Social Security Plan, the one you and I pay (or have
>paid)
>> > into every payday until we retire (which is ALSO matched by our
>employer),
>> > we can expect to get an average $1,000 per month after retirement.
>> >
>> > Here's the rub let's do the math - we would have to collect our
>1,000.00
>> > of monthly benefits for 68.75 YEARS to simply equal three (3) years
>> benefits
>> > paid to Mr. Bradley's wife.
>> >
>> > Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.
>> What
>> > if we simply removed the magic carpet ride (this golden parachute
>> retirement
>> > program) from the Senate and Congress. Put them into the Social
Security
>> > plan with the rest of us and then 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.
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