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   From: hpgoldfinger@N0SPAM.C0M   
      
   Dumb Liberals & Social Security Program   
      
      
   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?   
      
   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!   
      
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