Some more interesting reading emailed to me. Jim
This must be an issue in "2004." Keep it going.
> >
> > 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,
> >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
> >congressperson 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 a! 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 (l) month to equal Senator Bill
> >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?
> > Or will you just read this and ignore your rights, saying what good
> >would it do? That's what most people will do.....NOTHING
