my social security disability was cut by 60% due to Reagan's "double dipper" law (I have teacher's pension). I get $140.00 a month and it has never changed - each new raise goes for Medicare. ray Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 10:17 PM Subject: Social Security > Immigrant benefits are unbelievable. We parkies should give up our > citizenship, be sponsored by our children, return and get $2470/month!!! > > If the immigrant is over 65 they can apply for SSI and Medicaid and get > more than my mom gets for Social Security, and she worked from 1944 till > 2004, only getting $791 per month because she was born in 1924 and there > is a 'catch 22'. > > > It is interesting that the federal government provides a single refugee > with a monthly allowance of $1,890.00 and each can also obtain an > additional $580.00 in social assistance for a total of $2,470.00/month. > > > > This compares very well to a single pensioner who after contributing to > the growth and development of America for 40 to 50 years can only > receive a monthly maximum of $1, 012.00 in old age pension and > Guaranteed Income Supplement. > > > Maybe our pensioners should apply as refugees! > > > Consider sending this to all your American friends, so we can all be > ticked off and maybe get the refugees cut back to $1,012.00 and the > pensioners up to $2,470.00 and enjoy some of the money we were forced to > submit to the Government over the last 40 or 50 or 60 years. > > > Please forward to every American to expose what our elected politicians > (Nancy P. included) have been doing over the past 11 years - to the > over-taxed American. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: > 269.19.2/1222 - Release Date: 1/13/2008 12:23 PM > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn