Social Security

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself  into prosperity is like
a man standing in a bucket and  trying to lift  himself up by the
handle.--Winston Churchill

SOCIAL  SECURITY:

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?

MY FAVORITE :

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!

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?

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

Actions speak  louder than bumper stickers. Please forward this  E-mail to others so  that they can be informed of the truth.