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   From: n6zuk@yahoo.eee.com   
      
   At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 1935 The Social   
   Security Act (H.R. 7260, Public Law No. 271, 74th Congress) became law   
   with President Franklin Roosevelt's signature. It stated in part:   
      
    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 in would be deposited 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.   
      
    5. That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as   
   income.   
      
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    Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are perhaps   
   receiving a Social Security check every month, and 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 questions and   
   answers:   
      
    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: Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants that moved into   
   this country, when reaching age 65, began to receive SSI Social   
   Security payments.  The Democratic Party made it possible for them to   
   receive these payments, even if they never paid anything into the   
   system.   
      
    Now, after doing all of this lying and thieving in violation of the   
   original contract (FICA), the Democratic Party tries to tell you that   
   the Republican Party wants to take your Social Security away. The worst   
   part about this is many uninformed citizens believe it to be true.   
      
    Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during this 2004 election   
   year.   
      
    How much of your money do you want to keep, and how much of it do you   
   want to give away?   
   "Robert Morein"  wrote in message   
   news:robertmorein-0868AD.17004312072004@news-central.dca.giganews.com...   
   > In article <40F31CE4.F5F3FF3D@anywhen.net>,   
   >  Cosmopolite  wrote:   
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   > > Harlan Osier wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > Better burn wood, it's the best !   
   > >   
   > > Why not both ? Solar when you got it, wood when you need it.   
   > >   
   > >   
   >   
   > woodn't you know I didn't think about that   
      
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