----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Martel To: Annette and Steve ; Bill and Becky ; Kath ; LaDonna ; Marilyn ; pat gale ; Peg & Ron ; scott martel Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 11:11 AM Subject: How do you like this plan? PERMANENT REPAIR FOR SOCIAL SECURITY >> > > > >> > > > Our Congress "persons" don't pay in to Social >> > > > Security, and of course, they don't collect from it. The >> > reason is >> > > > . 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 (or just leave office), they >> > > > continue to draw the same >> > > > pay until they die and it is increased from time to >> > > > time for their cost of living adjustments. >> > > > For instance, former Senator Bill Bradley, and >> > > > his wife are expected to draw $7,900,000. Mrs. >> > > > Bradley would draw another $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 ... they paid >> > > > nothing toward any kind of retirement plan ... nor do >> > any of our >> > > > Congress "persons." >> > > > Their fine retirement package comes straight out of >> > > > our general fund. >> > > > It is OUR tax money! >> > > > >> > > > We who work hard all our lives can look forward to >> > > > only drawing an average of $1000 a month >> > > > from Social Security which is also considered >> > > > taxable income. >> > > > >> > > > Imagine ... if you can, a retirement plan so >> > > > desirable that people have >> > > > extra deducted from their paychecks so they can >> > > > increase their own personal retirement income. >> > > > A retirement plan that works so well for all >> > > > Railroad employees, Postal >> > > > workers, and all the others who aren't in it ... >> > > > would be clamoring to get in it! >> > > > >> > > > That's how good Social Security could be if only a >> > > > single change were made: >> > > > Jerk the Golden Fleece retirement package >> > > > from our Congress "persons" and make them >> > > > qualify under the current Social Security >> > > > system with the rest of us ... then watch how fast >> > > > they fix it! >> > > > >> > > > If enough people receive this ... one or more >> > > > of us sends this along to others in our e-mail >> > > > circles ... we might give notice to >> > > > SOME OF OUR CONGRESS "PERSONS" to actually >> > > > WAKE up and remember WHO put them in office! >> > > > How many can YOU send it to? >> > > >