Well we should fix it so that they are intimate with the problem!"

Subject: Social Security

This MUST be an issue in 2004.  Please keep it going.

    Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during
    election years.  Our Senators and Congress men &
    women do not pay into Social Security and, of course,
    they do not collect from it.

    You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable
    for persons of their rare elevation in society.  They
    felt they should have a special plan for themselves.
    So, many years ago they voted in their own benefit
    plan.

    In more recent years, no congressperson 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 the same pay
    until they die, except it may increase from time to
    time for cost of living adjustments.  For example,
    former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their
    wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven
    Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with their
    wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of
    their lives.  This is calculated on an average life
    span for each.

    Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00.  Nada.
    Zilch.  This little perk they voted for themselves is
    free to them.  You and I pick up the tab for this
    plan.  The funds for this fine retirement plan come
    directly from the General Funds-our tax dollars at
    work!

    From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay
    (or have paid) into-every payday until we retire
    (which amount is matched by our employer)--we can
    expect to get an average $1,000 per month after
    retirement.  Or, in other words, we would have to
    collect our average of $1,000. monthly benefits for 68
    years and one (1) month to equal Senator Bill
    Bradley's benefits!

    Social Security could be very good if only one small
    change were made.  That change would be to jerk the
    Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators
    and Congressmen.  Put them into the Social Security
    plan with the rest of us ... then sit back and watch
    how fast they would fix it.

    If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
    awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will
    evolve.

    How many people can YOU send this web page address to?

Http://www.rogueforum.com/Social Security.htm