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			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 05:54:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Socialism equals OPM.&#xa0; Other People&#x27;s Money</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 03:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Funny how the socialists LOVE tapping into funds they can&#x27;t leave alone</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Original Blog Entry: A Little History Of Social Security</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 23:10:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Something to ponder: Because if this DOGE thing that Democrats keep talking about. Here is a<br /><br />History Lesson on Your Social Security Card<br /><br />Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (and some older ones) didn&#x27;t know this.<br /><br />It&#x27;s easy to check out, if you don&#x27;t believe it. Be sure and show it to your family<br /><br />and friends. They need a little history lesson on what&#x27;s what and it doesn&#x27;t matter<br /><br />whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.<br /><br />Social Security<br /><br />Cards up until the 1980&#x27;s expressly stated the number and<br /><br />Card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the<br /><br />United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the<br /><br />message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION was removed.<br /><br />An old Social Security card with the NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION message.<br /><br />Our Social Security<br /><br />Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social<br /><br />Security (FICA) Program. He promised:<br /><br />1) That participation in the Program would be<br /><br />completely voluntary,<br /><br />No longer Voluntary<br /><br />2) That the participants would only have to pay<br /><br />1% of the first $1,400 of their annual<br /><br />incomes into the Program,<br /><br />Now 7.65%<br /><br />On the first $90,000.<br /><br />3) That the money the participants elected to put<br /><br />into the Program would be deductible from<br /><br />their income for tax purposes each year,<br /><br />No longer tax deductible<br /><br />4) That the money the participants put in went to the<br /><br />Independent &#x27;Trust Fund&#x27; rather than into the<br /><br />General Operating Fund, and therefore, would<br /><br />only be used to fund the Social Security<br /><br />Retirement Program, and no other<br /><br />Government program, and,<br /><br />Under Johnson the money was moved to<br /><br />The General Fund and spent.<br /><br />5) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed<br /><br />as income.<br /><br />Under Clinton Gore<br /><br />up to 85% of your Social Security can be taxed.<br /><br />Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are<br /><br />now receiving a Social Security check every month --<br /><br />and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of<br /><br />the money we paid to the Federal government to &#x27;put<br /><br />away -- you may be interested in the following:<br /><br />------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----<br /><br />Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the<br /><br />Independent &#x27;Trust Fund&#x27; and put it into the<br /><br />General Fund so that Congress could spend it?<br /><br />A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democratically<br /><br />controlled House and Senate.<br /><br />------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --<br /><br />Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax<br /><br />deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?<br /><br />A: The Democratic Party.<br /><br />------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -----<br /><br />Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social<br /><br />Security annuities?<br /><br />A: The Democratic Party with Al Gore casting the<br /><br />&#x27;tie-breaking&#x27; deciding vote as President of the<br /><br />Senate, while he was Vice President of the U.S.<br /><br />------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -<br /><br />Q: Which Political Party decided to start<br /><br />giving annuity payments to immigrants?<br /><br />(AND MY FAVORITE):<br /><br />A: That&#x27;s right!<br /><br />Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.<br /><br />Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,<br /><br />began to receive Social Security payments! The<br /><br />Democratic Party gave these payments to them,<br /><br />even though they never paid a dime into it!<br /><br />------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),<br /><br />the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans<br /><br />want to take your Social Security away!<br /><br />And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!<br /><br />If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of<br /><br />awareness will be planted and maybe changes will<br /><br />evolve.<br /><br />But it&#x27;s worth a try.<br /><br />How many people can YOU send this to?<br /><br />Actions speak louder than bumper stickers<br /><br />Credit: unknown https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dzncpzkk6/... &#x5b;&#xa0;<a href="/blogentry/190313">More</a>&#xa0;&#x5d;</p>]]></description>
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