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History Lesson on Your Social Security Card

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 family
and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter
whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.


Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
card were not to be used for identification purposes.
Since nearly everyone in the
United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the
message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.

 

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An old Social Security card with the
"NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION"message.
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,


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
,

Now 7.65%

on the first $90,000


3.) That the money the participants elected to put
into the Program would be deductible from
their income for tax purposes each year,


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, and,


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.


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:

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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.


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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.


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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 US


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


AND MY FAVORITE:

A: That's right!


Jimmy 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!


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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.
But it's worth a try. 

Actions speak louder than bumper stickers

Entry #343

Comments

Avatar sully16 -
#1
Thank You Jarasan,
Avatar GASMETERGUY -
#2
John McCain (chief RINO) was the leader in taxing SS. Back in those days we were being told that SS was broke and needed fixin'. The tax was the fix. Now ten years later we are being told the same thing again.

What will the new fixin' be? My money is on "If you paid into the program, that means you had a job. You should have saved for your retirement years. Therefore, all SS money will go to those who never paid in a dime. After all, it's only fair".
Avatar time*treat -
#3
What one faction stealeth, don't expect the other faction to returneth.

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