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Worth reading > Subject: FW: retirement > > > > > > > > Subject: Retirement > > > > > > PASS THIS ON TILL IT REACHES > > > > EVERYONE BY ELECTION TIME > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Our Senators and Congressmen don't pay in to Social Security, and, of > > > > course, they don't collect from it. The reason is that they have a > > > > special retirement plan that they voted for themselves many years > > > > ago. For all practical purposes, it works like this: When they > > > > retire, they continue to draw their same pay, until they die, except > > > > that it may be increased from time to time, by cost of living > > > > adjustments. For instance, former Senator Bradley, and his wife, may > > > > be expected to draw $7,900,000, with Mrs. Bradley drawing > > > > $275,000 during the last year of her life. > > > > This is calculated on an average life span for each. This would be well > > > > and good, except that they paid nothing in on any kind of retirement, > > > > and neither does any other Senator or Congressman. This fine > > > > retirement comes right out of the General Fund: Our tax money. > > > > While we who pay for it all, draw an average of $1000/month from > > > > Social Security. Imagine for a moment that you could structure a > > > > retirement plan so desirable that people would have extra deducted so > > > > that they could increase their own personal retirement income. A > retirement > > > > plan that works so well, that Railroad employees, Postal Workers, and > > > > others who aren't in it, would clamor to get in. > > > > That is how good Social Security could be, if only one small > > > > change were made. That change is to jerk the Golden Fleece > > > > retirement out from under the Senators and Congressmen, and put them in > > > > Social Security with the rest of us. Then watch how fast they fix > > > > it. > > > > If enough people receive this, maybe one or some of them along the > > > > way, might be able to help. How many can YOU send it to? > > > > > > P. S. > > > > ......... Al Gore helped draft this retirement > > > > bill. > > > > >