SS CARD--- Do as you wish but READ before doing anything permanent
> Your SS Card - did you know?????
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> HERE ARE *TRUE FACTS* THAT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF !
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> History Lesson on Your Social Security
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> Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't
> know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and
> show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on
> what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
> Facts are Facts.
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> Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
> card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone
> in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it
> anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
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> Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA)
> Program. He promised:
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> 1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary.
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> No longer Voluntary
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> 2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of
> their annual incomes into the Program,
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> Now 7.65% on the first $90,000
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> 3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would
> be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,
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> No longer tax deductible
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> 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,
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> Under Johnson the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent
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> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as
> income.
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> Under Clinton & Gore -- Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
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> Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a
> Social Security check every month --
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> and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money wepaid to
> the Federal government to 'put away' --
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> 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?
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> A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and
> Senate.
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> Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social
> Security (FICA) withholding?
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> A: The Democratic Party.
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> Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?
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> 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
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> Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to
> immigrants?
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> AND MY FAVORITE:
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> A: That's right!
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> Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
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> 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!
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> Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn
> around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security
> away!
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> And the worst part about it is - uninformed citizens believe it!
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> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted
> and maybe changes will NOW evolve. OUR OWN GOVERNMENT IS STEALING US BLIND,
> AND WE NEED TO STOP IT NOW. PLEASE VOTE WISELY IN NOVEMBER FOLKS YOUR
> FUTURE TOTALLY DEPENDS ON IT.
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> PLEASE DO KEEP THIS ONE ROLLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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> HOPEFULLY IT WILL OPEN A FEW EYES!!!!!
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