Re: Social Security (an e-mail forwarded to me, but original source unknown to me) >> >> This is worth reading, short and to the point! 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 matched by our employer, >> we can expect to get an average of $1,000 per month. >> >> Or, 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 maybe a seed will be planted >> and maybe good changes will evolve. >> >> Don't forget, our girl, Hillary Rodham Clinton, thanks to the infinite wisdom >> of New York State voters, 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 up scale >> 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? ! !
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