> > << PASS THIS (Copy & Paste, Please) ON TILL IT REACHES EVERYONE BY > > ELECTION TIME > > Our Senators and Congressmen don't pay in to Social > > Security, and, of course, they don't collect from it. > > > > The reason is that they have a special retirement plan > > that they voted for themselves many years ago. For all > > practical purposes, it works like this: > > > > When they retire, they continue to draw their same pay, until > > they die, except that it may be increased from time to time, by cost > > of living adjustments. > > > > For instance, former Senator Bradley, and his wife, > > may be expected to draw $7,900,000, with Mrs. Bradley > > drawing $275,000 during the last year of her life. This is > > calculated on an average life span for each. > > > > This would be well and good, except that they paid nothing > > in on any kind of retirement, and neither does any other > > Senator or Congressman. > > > > This fine retirement comes right out of the General Fund: our > > tax money. While we who pay for it all, draw an average of > > $1000/month from Social Security. > > > > Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan > > so desirable that people would have extra deducted so that they > > could increase their own personal retirement income. A retirement > > plan that works so well, that Railroad employees, Postal Workers, and > > others > > who aren't in it, would clamor to get in. > > That is how good Social Security could be, if only one small > > change were made. That change is to jerk the Golden Fleece retirement > > out from under the Senators and Congressmen, and put them in > > Social Security with the rest of us. Then watch how fast they > > fix it. > > > > If enough people receive this, maybe one or some of them along the way, > > might be able to help. How many can YOU send ???????? > > >