----- Original Message ----- From: "Wm Sawyer" <ibs52@msn.com> To: "screcfl" <screcfl@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:53 PM Subject: [screcfl] Retirement for Congress/Senate > I've seen this before, but thought I'd pass it on. > W. Sawyer > > > Social Security?? > > Perhaps we were asking the wrong questions in this past election year. > > Our Senators/Congressmen do not pay into Social Security, and, > > therefore they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were > > not suitable for them. > > They felt they should have a special plan. Many years ago they > > voted in their benefit plan. In more recent years, no congress > > person 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 no matter how long they have been in office, > > they continue to draw their same pay until they die, except it may > > be increased from time to time by the cost-of-living adjustments. > > For example, former Senator Bill Bradley (New Jersey) and his > > wife may be expected to draw $7,900,000.00 over an average > > life span, with Mrs. Bradley drawing $275,000.00 during the last > > year of her life. Their cost for this excellent plan is "0", nada, > > zilch.This little perk they voted in for themselves is free to them. > > You and I pick up the tab for this plan. Our tax dollars at work! > > Social Security, which you and I pay into every payday for our > > own retirement, with an equal amount paid in by our employer, > > we can expect to receive an average of $1,000 per month. We > > would have to collect our benefits for 68 years and 1 month to > > equal the Bradley's benefits. > > Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement > > plan so desirable, a retirement plan that worked so well, that > > Railroad Employees, Postal Workers, and others who were > > not in the plan would clamor to be included. This is how good > > Social Security could be, if only one small change was made. > > That change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement > > Plan out from under the Senators & Congressmen. Put them > > into the Social Security plan with the rest of us. Watch how > > fast they fix it!!! > > If enough people receive this message maybe a seed will > > be planted, and maybe good changes will evolve. > > Don't forget, our girl, Hillary Rodham Clinton, now comes > > under this Congressional Retirement Plan. Talking about > > the Clinton's, it's common knowledge that, in order for her to > > establish NYS residency, they purchased a million + house > > in upscale Chappaqua, NY. Makes sense. > > Now, they are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. > > Still makes sense. Here is where it becomes interesting. > > A residency had to be built in order to house the Secret > > Service agents. The Clinton's now charge the Secret > > Service rent for the use of said residence and that rent is > > just about equal to their mortgage payment, meaning that > > we, the tax payers, are paying the Clinton's mortgage, > > and it's all perfectly legal. > > How many people can YOU send this to? > > > > > > > > > > > If for some reason you wish to unsubscribe from the SCREC MailList, send an email to: > > screcfl-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > You can always re-subscribe by visiting the SCREC Web Site: > http://seminole-republican-fl.org > > and clicking on the Yahoo! GROUPs Logo at the top of every page. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >