Fw: Please post --- Food for thought -- Social Security -- Fact

[Guest guest]

Why are those of us on SS-Disability Income limited to only $10,000+ per

year, after earning salaries 5x's that much for the last years of our

productive income? I had to go on Disability 10 years before I would have

normally retired -- why are we not entitiled to more, especially since the

manufacturers don't wish to pay enough to cover medical expenses for

explantation and related medical expenses?

Martha Murdock, Director

National Silicone Implant Foundation

Dallas, Texas Headquarters

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Date: Thursday, January 25, 2001 11:49 PM

Subject: Please post --- Food for thought -- Social Security -- Fact

> Subject: Food for thought -- Social Security -- Fact > > > > Pensions

>and Social Security > > > > > >Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions in

>this election > > >year. Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into

>Social > > >Security, and, of course, therefore they do not collect from >

>> >it. > > > > > >Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of

>> > >their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a > >

>>special plan for themselves. 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, 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 Bradley, and his wife, may be > > >expected to draw

>$7,900,000.00, with Mrs. Bradley drawing > > >$275,000.00 during the last

>year of her life. This is > > >calculated on an average life span for each.

>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. This fine retirement plan funds > > >come

>directly from the General Funds. 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 $1,000.00 per month from our > > >Social

>Security plan. Or, we would have to collect our > > >benefits for 681 years

>and 1 month to equal the Bradley's > > >benefits. Imagine for a moment that

>you could structure a retirement > > >plan so desirable that people would

>have extra amounts > > >deducted from their pay to enhance their own

>personal > > >retirement income. 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 were made. That change

>would be to jerk the Golden > > >Fleece Retirement Plan out from under the

>Senators and > > >Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with

>the > > >rest of us. Then watch how fast they would fix it !!! > > >If

>enough people receive this, maybe a seed will be planted, > > >and maybe

>good changes will evolve. > > > > > >How many people can YOU send this to?

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