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"What is it with that simplicity?"

Hard to wrap a greedy mind-set around.

01-20-09

out of his shear hate for entightelment programs and welfare, other wise known as helping those who need help, SSDI, the Democrats have had plenty of blame at spending that money like a whore.

A Short Story.

The Sad Story of Our Social Security Program

Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors, Elliott and Patty
Roosevelt came to my home to swim on a regular basis. They were a great
couple full of laughter and stories that today I continue to marvel at. Both
are now deceased, but their stories remain.

During the years of our friendship we had many, many discussions about
Elliott's parents (President Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt) and how his
father and mother never intended for the Social Security and Welfare
programs to turn out the way they are today. Elliott used to say that if
his parents returned to earth and saw what the politicians had done to their
programs they would have burned all of them in hell.

Here is a story I received today regarding the Social Security Program and I
immediately thought of Elliott's comments. I Hope you will read this and
think about it.

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA)
Program. He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary,

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of
their annual incomes into the Program,

3) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be
deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,

4.) That the money the participants put into the independent "Trust Fund"
rather than into the General operating fund, and therefore, would only be
used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government
program, and,

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as
income.

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a
Social Security check every month -- and then finding that we are getting
taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to "put away" you may be interested in the following:

Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent "Trust
Fund" and put it into the General fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democratically controlled House and Senate.

Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social
Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.

Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the "tie-breaking" deciding
vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US.

Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to
immigrants? AND MY FAVORITE:

A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved
into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments!
The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never
paid a dime into it!

Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violating of the original
contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans
want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn't so.

I'm not even close, but I remember dedecting my FICA payments from my iincome tax. Never since and now my mom pays taxes on her benefits that she receives. Wow. What a moral and great country. Thanks a lot.

Bas