Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& 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 kids. They need a little history lesson
on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or
Republican.

Facts are Facts!!!

Our Social Security

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced
the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:

1.) That participation
in the Program would be completely voluntary,
Fact: 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,
Fact: Now 7.65%

3.)
That the
money the participants elected to put into the Program would be
deductible from
their income for tax purposes each year,
Fact: No longer tax
deductible

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 Retirement Program, and no
other
Government program,

Fact: 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.
Fact: 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:

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, wit h Al Gore casting
the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he
was Vice
President of the US

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

A: AND MY FAVORITE: That's right! Jim my 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!

Then,
after violating 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!

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.

But it's

worth a try. How many people can YOU send this to?

Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.

AND CONGRESS GIVES THEMSELVES 100% RETIREMENT FOR ONLY SERVING ONE TERM!!!

“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough
to take
everything you have.”
 -Thomas Jefferson