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SOCIAL SECURITY: (This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.)

Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, of course,

they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not suitable for

persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a

special plan for themselves. Many years ago they voted in their own

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,

they continue to draw the same pay until they die, except it may

increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments.

For example, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives

may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred

Thousand), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of

their lives. This is calculated on an average life span for each.

Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00. Nada. Zilch. This little

perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up

the tab for this plan.

The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the

General Funds--our tax dollars at work! >From our own Social Security Plan,

which you and I pay (or have paid) into--every payday until we retire

(which amount is matched by our employer)--we can expect to get an average

$1,000 per month after retirement. Or, in other words, we would have to

collect our average of $1,000. monthly benefits for 68 years and one

month to equal Bradley's benefits!

Social Security could be very good if only one small change

were made. And that change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan

from under the Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social

Security plan with the rest of us and then watch how fast they

would fix it.

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will

be planted and maybe good changes will evolve.

How many people can YOU send this to?

Think about it before you delete it.

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