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Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the...(blah, blah) ...tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

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ORIGINAL: mcbride

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Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the...(blah, blah) ...tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

Actually, nothing in that entire rant is true, but as the poster says, uninformed citizens will believe it.

Here's a useful link. http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/001941.php

It's also good to attribute what one didn't write.

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

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

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary,

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,

3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,

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,

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.

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 Democratic 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?

AND MY FAVORITE:

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!

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Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violation 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!

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ORIGINAL: Sub03

Bush is an idiot that started a war for no other reason then to get saddam because he threatened his daddy. Not because of weapons not because of 9/11 and not to fight terrorism. We have lost soooo many soldiers and will continue to lose more and more just so bush could carry out his own agenda. Not to mention all the iraqi civillians we have killed and how we have torn apart their country for no good reason once so ever. And what about 9/11?? We were attacked on our own soil, americans were killed.....what have we done about that?? What consequences did the attackers get and the organizers?? Nothing....bush used it as an excuse to start a war while the real people we should have gone after suffered no consequnces once so ever. And never will......makes me sick to even think about it.

**end rant**

And Harry, great pair of jokes . I enjoyed them both.

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

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

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary,

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,

3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,

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,

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.

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 Democratic 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?

AND MY FAVORITE:

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!

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Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violation 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!

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ORIGINAL: MistressLorelei

Now, now... the Dems aren't so dumb. Afterall, we didn't vote an idiot into the White House.

<goes off to whine like a puppy.... 2 more years... 2 more years.... 2 more years...>