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this is floating around...what can I do to debunk it?
> > > SOCIAL SECURITY: > > When 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 tax each year. > > 4.) That the participants' money went 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. > > 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: > 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: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved > into this country, and at age 65, began to receive SSI Social Security > payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though > they > never paid a dime into it! > Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violation 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! > > Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during this 2004 election > year! > > 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 to? > Please keep this going, it needs to be heard! > God Bless America >
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