----Original Message Follows---- From: "Dennis & Cheri Long" <redwagon08@email.msn.com> To: "Dot Vestal" <vessev@aol.com>, "Lori Van" <LoriBV356@aol.com>, "Holly Tringl" <hollydolly@aol.com>, "Alice Tringl" <woodlawn3@aol.com>, "Tommy & Terri Sursa" <ttsursa@nts-online.net>, "Walter & Marie Pate" <WalterMariePate@webtv.net>, "Randy Montgomery" <tazmaniac34@aol.com>, "Guylene Montgomery" <guylenem@hit.net>, "Geri Montgomery" <gerimon@stic.net>, "Phil & Liz McKenna" <pjmckiii@aol.com>, "Lina Markley" <lrmarkley@hotmail.com>, "Shannie Long" <SLong21@msn.com>, "Erny Long" <ernylong@cox-internet.com>, "Beverly Long" <bevlong@cox-internet.com>, "Eileen & Robert Lambright" <NANNO49@aol.com>, "Marshall & Rita Jenkins" <marjen@gte.net>, "Janette Hayes" <grandmanete@aol.com>, "Tery Drummond" <drumrob@penn.com>, "Megan Drummond" <MDrummond76@mail.com>, "Sue Cravens" <nanas3@netwest.com>, "Angie & Mike Chipps" <mchipps1@juno.com>, "Myrna Cantrell" <grandmatexas@hotmail.com> Subject: Fw: Social Security Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:52:29 -0600 > > > 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? > >> > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) > <http://www.grisoft.com)> . > > Version: 6.0.193 / Virus Database: 93 - Release Date: > 9/19/2000 _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.