[Mb-civic] More on Gore

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Here  is a story I received today regarding the Social 
Security Program and  I immediately thought of 
Elliott Roosevelt's comments.  I Hope  you will read 
this and think about it.     

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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
Re tirement Program, and no  other
Government program, and, 

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 
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:  

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Q:  Which Political Party took Social Se curity 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. 

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Q:  Which Political Party eliminated the income tax 
deduction for Social  Security (FICA) withholding? 

A: The Democratic Party.  

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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 US. 

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Q:  Which Political Party decided to start giving 
annuity payments to  immigrants? 

AND MY FAVORITE: 

A: That's right!  Jimmy  Carter and the Democratic Party.
Immigrants moved into this country,  and at age 65,
began to receive Social Security payments! The  
Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
even though they  never paid a dime into it! 

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Then,  after doing all this lying and thieving and violating
of the original  contract (FICA), the Democrats
turn around and tell you that the  Republicans
want to take your Social Security away! 

And the  worst part about it is uninformed 
citizens believe it!   

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If  enough people receive this, maybe a seed of 
awareness will be planted  and maybe changes will 
evolve.  Maybe not, some Democrats are  awfully
sure of what isn't so. 







dar 
 


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