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SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED - YOU BET IT DOES!
Posted on Monday, July 15 @ 23:07:00 CDT by van
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It seems that every time an election year rolls around, one side or the other is pointing an accusing finger at the other and alleging that the Social Security System is about to go "belly-up." Take a look at a great idea to get the system fixed in short order. This was supplied by my Sister in Cajun country.
Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions
during election years. Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay
into Social Security and, of 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 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, 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
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 month to equal 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.
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