History Lesson on Your Social Security Card
>
> Just in case
some of you young whippersnappers (and some older ones) didn't
know this,
>
> it's easy to
check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your family
> and friends.
They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't
matter whether you
are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.
>
>
> Social
Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the Number and
> Card were not
to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in
the United States
now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and
the message, NOT
FOR IDENTIFICATION was removed.
>
>
>
> An old Social
Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message,
> on the Social
Security card.
>
> Franklin
Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
> Security
(FICA) Program. He promised:
>
> 1) That
participation in the Program would be
> completely
voluntary,
>
> No longer
Voluntary.
>
> 2) That the participants would only have to
pay
> 1% of the
first $1,400 of their annual
> incomes into
the Program,
>
> Now 7.65%
> On the first
$90,000. 113,700.00
>
> 3) That the
money the participants elected to put
> into the
Program would be deductible from
> their income for tax purposes each
year,
>
> No longer tax
deductible.
>
> 4) That the
money the participants put in went to 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,
>
> Under Johnson
the money was moved to
> The General
Fund and spent.
>
> 5) That the
annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed
> as income.
>
> Under Clinton
& Gore
> up to 85% of
your Social Security can be taxed.
>
>
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 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 theDemocratically
> 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 U.S.
>
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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
violating 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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