SOCIAL SECURITY:
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  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 U.S.


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


  A: That's right!  Jimmy Carter and the Democratic
   Party.  Immigrants moved into this country, and at
   age 65, began to receive SSI 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
   violation 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!

  Perhaps we are asking the wrong qu estions during
   this 2004 election year!


  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?


  Keep this going clear up through the 2004 election!!
  We need to be heard!




  Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to  
realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

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