this was sent to me a couple of days ago. i'm sure some of you were already aware of it, but the stats were updated from the last time i'd heard anything about it. just thought i'd share the wealth.
shauna
>The Social Security Ripoff
>
>
>Our Senators/Congressmen do not pay into Social Security, and,
>therefore
>they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not
>suitable for
>them. They felt they should have a special plan. Many years ago they
>voted
>in their 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 no matter how
>long
>they have been in office, they continue to draw their same pay until
>they
>die, except it may be increased from time to time by the cost of
>living
>adjustments. For example, former Senator Bill Bradley (New Jersey)
>and his
>wife may be expected to draw $7,900,000.00 over an average life
>span, with
>Mrs. Bradley drawing $275,000.00 during the last year of her life.
>Their
>cost for this excellent plan is "0," nada, zilch. This little perk
>they
>voted in for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up the tab
>for this
>plan.
>
>Our tax dollars at work! Social Security, which you and I pay into
>every
>payday for our own retirement with an equal amount matched by our
>employer,
>we can expect to get an average of $1,000 per month. Or, we would
>have to
>collect our benefits for 68 years and 1 month to equal the Bradley's
>benefits.
>
>Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so
>desirable
>a retirement plan that worked so well, that Railroad Employees,
>Postal
>Workers, and others who were not in the plan would clamor to be
>included.
>This is how good Social Security could be, if
>only one small change was made. That change would be to jerk the
>Golden
>Fleece Retirement Plan out from under the Senators & Congressmen.
>Put
>them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us. Watch how
>fast they
>fix it!!! If enough people receive this, maybe a seed will be
>planted, and
>maybe good changes will evolve.
>
>Don't forget Hillary Rodham who, unknown to the infinite wisdom of
>New York
>State voters, now comes under this Congressional Retirement Plan.
>Talking
>about the Clinton's, it's common knowledge that, in order for her to
>establish NYS residency, they purchased a million + house in up
>scale
>Chappaqua, NY. Makes sense. Now, they are entitled to Secret Service
>protection for life. Still makes sense. Here is where it becomes
>interesting. A residency had to be built in order to house the
>Secret
>Service agents. The Clinton's now charge the Secret Service rent for
>the
>use
>of said residence and that rent is just about equal to their
>mortgage
>payment, meaning that we, the tax payers, are paying the Clinton's
>mortgage
>and it's all perfectly legal.
>
>How many people can YOU send this to?
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>
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>
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