A concerned reader (who wishes to remain incognito) sent me the following, by email, and kindly agreed for me to post it on my Blog; I have not verified the entire claims made, however from my past readings I was able to ascertain that some truth is certainly reflected. If you doubt any of it, do your own research, and if you find that some are false, let us know via a comment, please.
"How come nobody talks about this,
Why do so many people think the Democrats are sooo GREAT??? Why? Why are they giving
OUR hard earned monies to people who did not pay into social security? And why are we
now paying taxes on it? Joke, joke, joke- don't know how many of you got a "raise" from
social security???? But not, it all went back to them to pay more for Medicare??? OMG ,
what happened to "we the people"? Why are we allowing ourselves to get less & less. We gotta
start taking back what is ours. Why are people all caught up in what Pres. Trump is trying to do and
forgetting the crap that has gone on of more than 8-12 years w/the Democrats "shafting" us???"
I know the foregoing to be fact, because it happened to me as well; my net increase for 2017 was Zero! Refer to my post, dated December 19, 2016, open letter to President-Elect Donald Trump.
The writer also included the following she had received by email, from a party unknown to me.
"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.
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
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1.) That participation in the Program would be
Completely voluntary,
No longer Voluntary
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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
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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
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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
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5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never
be taxed as income.
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Under Clinton & Gore
Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
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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?
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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.
How many people can YOU send this to?
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Actions speak louder than bumper stickers
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PLEASE DO KEEP THIS ONE ROLLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
HOPEFULLY IT WILL OPEN A FEW EYES!!!!!"
