pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Everybody needs to relearn this…



WHO TOOK MY MONEY?

Actually, Democrat President Kennedy and Sergeant Shriver were the first ones to misuse the Social Security account.. They used Social Security funds to start the Peace Corps. Not the first or last time our money has been taken from American citizens and given to foreign nations.



Things every US citizen should know and remember about Social Security and changes made.



A History Lesson on Your Social Security Card Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
Facts are Facts.



Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.



Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program.
He promised:



1.) That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary.
No longer Voluntary



2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program.
Now 7.65% on the first $90,000.



3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year.
No longer tax deductible



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.
Under Democrat President Johnson the money was moved to the General Fund and Spent.



5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.
Under Democrats Clinton & Gore Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed.



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:



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?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.



Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democrat Party.



Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?
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 .



Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
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 violating 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.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

Sound like we've been duped...

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

Must be an old E-mail as the cap for 2017 is $127,000.
The questions and answers are redundant as everything in them was stated earlier in your post.
I've never heard a Democrat advocate privatizing SS.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

Pounder may have duped you, but probably not too many others.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

You were all duped the day you voted for trump.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Duped by what? The email or Social Security? Or is it the all of the contributors to the Social Security system all these years who have been duped. One thing I've noticed about you thom is that your posts are brief. That's fitting since you never add anything significant.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Wrong as usual Krak-head. It'll probably be up to President Trump to save Social Security but it's gonna be hard to get the Dim's hands out of the trough. They need the money to buy votes from the welfare crowd and illegals.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

I think that Thom realizes writing 3 and 4 paragraph posts are a waste of time because nothing will penetrate hardened cement block heads.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Nah. I'll stand by my previous post. thom would have to ask for help from his nanny to write anything substantial.

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

Although the information isn't new, it is however enlightening to see who really is responsible for the state of social security today.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

I was expecting a lot of noise from the liberal Dims here but it's been quite except for Krak-head and he doesn't count since he's Canadian.

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

They tend to stay away from an inconvenient fact that shows them for they actually are.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Yes, you do have a hardened cement blockhead, don't you?

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

Come on quit stealing my lines and using them where they don't fit.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Oh it fits alright. Simply looking at your post cements (pun intended) that notion.