Margie J. Bradley
This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.
Wed Dec 11 14:19:14 2002
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From: "Margie J. Bradley"
Subject: For your info
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:40:39 -0800

SOCIAL SECURITY:

(This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.)
Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, course,
they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not suitable
for persons of their rare elevation in society.
They felt they should have a special plan for themselves. Many years ago
they voted in their own benefit plan. In more recent years, no congress
person 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, former
Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw
$7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand), with their
wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives. This is
calculated on an average life span for each.
Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00.

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 dollars 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 $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 (l) month to equal Senator Bill
Bradley's benefits!
Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.

And 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 and then watch 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?
Or will you just read this and ignore your rights, saying what good would
it do? That's what most people will do.....NOTHING!
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• Senator's retirement/Social Security — DeBPrpht, Thu Dec 12 23:53