Dang those government people

[nvalleyvee]

I'm sure a lot of you already know this - sometimes things just escape my attention.



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;

"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! Bi ll 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.

[Accountable]

This is what's wrong with lawmakers making laws that govern the lawmakers. Maybe the state governers should vote as a group to decide Congress' pensions.



But wouldn't it be nice to be like them! You want a raise? Sure, how much? 20%? Oh, what the heck, let's make it 25! :-5

[cars]

THAT IS JUST WRONG!!!!!!

Basically, SS assets would be OK as they are, if those SOB Politicians just used the SS funds for just that, SS.

But no many of them also use it to fund their personal pet projects they are promoting.