Thread: Who changed Social Secuity?

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> > Subject: Fw: How Social Security has Changed
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> > FYI - just in case some of you aren't aware of this! Its easy to
check
> > out if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your kids. They
need
>a
> > little history lesson on what's what regarding our Social Security.
> >
> > (Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors, Elliott and
Patty
> > Roosevelt came to my home to swim on a regular basis. They were a
great
> > couple full of laughter and stories that today I continue to marvel
at.
>Both
> > are now deceased, but their stories remain. During the years of our
> > friendship we had many, many discussions about Elliott's parents
>(President
> > Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt) and how his father and mother
never
> > intended for the Social Security and Welfare programs to turn out
the
>way
> > they are today)
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> > I received this story today regarding the Social Security Program
and
> > immediately thought of Elliott's comments. I Hope you will read
this and
> > think about it._____________________________________________
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> > 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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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> > 5. That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed
as
>income.
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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?
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> > A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratic controlled House and
Senate.
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> > Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for
Social
> > Security (FICA) withholding?
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> > A: The Democratic Party.
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> > Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?
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> > 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?
> > (AND MY FAVORITE):
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> > 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!
> >
> > Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violating of 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 Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully
sure of whatisn't so.

But it's worth a try.
How many people can YOU send this to?

Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.

good history lesson

Excellent, I know some people in Washington, DC I'm going to send this to.

Believe it or not, participation in Social Security is still voluntary. You may get some disinformation or meet with resistance if you try to call the SSA to confirm this, but if pressed they will admit it. I even have a letter from the SSA saying that whether you provide an SSN to your employer is strictly a matter between you and your employer.

One of the tricks used to coerce the employers into demanding the provision of a number that is wholly voluntary is to point to provisions that require that a person who actually has an SSN to provide it. As the law is written, the employer is required to ask for it (so that they may properly report payments into the system by those who are participants). The law is silent as to any requirement for the employee or prospective employee to provide one, and is also silent as to any requirement for a non-participant in the program who has no SSN.

Another promise made by FDR to Congress was that the SSN would never become a federal ID number. To insure this promise was not broken, all SSNs used to carry a boldface disclaimer saying "NOT TO BE USED FOR INDENTIFICATION." If you have an old SSN from before 1986, you will note this disclaimer. In an attempt to coerce more citizens to entrap their children at an early age, tax law was changed in 1986 to disallow the claiming of any dependent over the age of five who did not have an SSN. Today they are issued at birth by most hospitals and are required for everything from school enrollment to drivers licenses. We have gone from a voluntary system in which adults made their informed decision to participate to an all-but mandatory de facto federal ID without which it is getting increasingly difficult to buy or sell. Hmmm... What does that make me think of?

Before I got out of the military they changed from issued numbers to using your SS number guess they blew not using it for ID all to heck.