[saymaListserv] Fwd: Re: Fw: Social Security

[Janet Minshall]

Dear Atlanta Meeting and SAYMA Friends,  I haven't sent on whole 
messages very frequently, but this one speaks for itself.  I have a 
special interest in it because I have lived on Social Security 
Disability for the last twelve years, and my middle son, Matthew, 
suffering from schizophrenia, has lived on SS Disability for 20 of 
his 38 years.  That may sound like a lot, but the two of us TOGETHER 
do not receive enough money to disqualify us from government 
benefits.  In other words, we, and many others like us, live on HALF 
the amount that the government considers to be the upper limit of the 
poverty level.

I worked as a professional for 35 years before I had to apply for 
disability.  My son had two adoptive parents who paid into the Social 
Security system for a total of 80 working years to qualify him for 
disability benefits.  Matthew and I depend heavily on the loving 
kindness and care of our family.  Were it not so, we would be out on 
the street -- an old bag lady and a young paranoid and frequently 
nonfunctional nut case.

Surely we, as a nation, can do better than this.  Janet Minshall


(Dr. Ilana Mor, who forwarded this on to me, is one of a group of 
crones living in West Georgia who get together periodically to 
celebrate our survival and reinforce one another in the effort it 
takes.)





IF ANYONE IS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, YOU SHOULD BE!!!  RESPOND BY 
FORWARDING IT TO ALL YOU KNOW!!!

Subject: FW: Social Security




WHY WAIT UNTIL 2008?  THERE IS AN ELECTION IN 2006.  I HEREWITH 
FIRMLY STATE THAT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR ANY POLITICIAN, REGARDLESS OF 
THE OTHER ISSUES, IF HE DOES NOT SPONSOR AND SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING 
LEGISLATION. THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE STANDING FOR ELECTION IN 2006.

LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER"

AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET.  LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE WITH ME ON 
THIS BY FORWARDING TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.

      

   

    IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE  REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!


KEEP IT GOING!!!!


2008 Election Issue!!

GET A BILL STARTED TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOC. SEC.


This must be an issue in "2008" Please! Keep it going.

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SOCIAL SECURITY:

(This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)

Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social Security and, 
of course, they do not collect from it.

You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of 
their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special 
plan for themselves. So, many years ago they voted in their own 
benefit plan.

In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change 
it. After all, it is a great plan.

For all practical purposes their plan works like this:

When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until! they die.

Except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments..

For example, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may 
expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred 
Thousand Dollars), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the 
last years of their lives.

This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two Dignitaries.


Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will receive much 
more during the rest of their lives.

Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00. NADA....ZILCH....

This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I 
pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement 
plan come directly from the General Funds;

"OUR TAX DOLLA RS AT WORK"!

 From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay (or have paid) 
into,-every payday until we retire (which amount is matched by our 
employer)-we can expect to get an average of $1,000 per month after 
retirement.

Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 
monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1) month to equal Senator! 
Bill Bradley's benefits!


Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.

That change! would be to:


Jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and 
Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of 
us


then sit back.....


and see how fast they would fix it

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be 
planted and maybe good changes will evolve.


How many people CAN you send this to?


Better yet.....


How many people WILL you send this to ?
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