DONT RE-ELECT ANY POLITICIAN

> SOCIAL SECURITY...PLEASE READ
> >
> > WHY WAIT UNTIL 2008? THERE IS AN ELECTION IN 2006.
> > I HEREWITH FIRMLY STATE THAT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR
> > ANY POLITICIAN, REGARDLESS OF THE OTHER ISSUES, IF
> > HE DOES NOT SPONSOR AND SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION.
> > THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE STANDING FOR ELECTION IN
> > 2006.
> >
> > LET'S SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE
> > POWER" AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. LET ME KNOW IF
> > YOU ARE WITH ME ON THIS BY REPLYING AND FORWARDING
> > TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
> >
> > IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!
> >
> > KEEP IT GOING!!!!
> >
> > 2008 Election Issue!!
> > GET A BILL STARTED TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOC.
> > SEC.
> >
> > This must be an issue in "2008" Please! Keep it
> > going.
> >
> >
> > SOCIAL SECURITY:
> > (This is worth reading. It is short and to the
> > point.)
> > Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during
> > election years.
> > Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into
> > Social Security and, of course, they do not collect
> > from it.
> > You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable
> > for persons of their rare elevation in society. They
> > felt they should have a special plan for themselves.
> > So, 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, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and
> > their wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's
> > Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with
> > their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last
> > years of their lives.
> >
> > This is calculated on an average life span for each
> > of those two Dignitaries.
> >
> > Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will
> > receive much more during the rest of their lives.
> > Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00.
> > 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. Don't you think
> > they have had enough perks during office, should they
> > continue to benefit to such extremes once out of
> > office?
> >
> > 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 of $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 (1) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's
> > benefits!
> >
> > Social Security could be very good if only one small
> > change were made. 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
> >
> > then sit back...
> >
> > and see 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.