> [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected] (Carol Lewis)>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected] (Sharon Gunter)>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected] (Jimmy Green)>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected] (John & Tammy Sturm)>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Date: 04/21/2000 8:49:51 AM > Subject: Social Security > > > Something to think about > > 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? --- Jim Green --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.