SOCIAL SECURITY: (This came to me recently. I wrote to my Congressman and Senator for comments several months ago and they have left it untouched. Thus, I contend that possibly there is something to it). I have slightly edited it.

 

Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society.

 

They felt they should have a special plan for themselves. Many years ago they voted in their own benefit plan. In more recent years, no congressman has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan, at tax-payers expense.

 

For all practical purposes their plan works like this: When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die, except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments.

 

For example, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives. This is calculated on an average life span for each.

 

Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00 ... Zilch. This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds - our tax dollars at work!

 

From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay (or have paid) into-every payday until we retire (which amount is matched by our employer, unless we are self-employed and then we get to pay double), we can expect to get an average $1,000 per month after retirement. Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000.00 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's benefits!

 

Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made. And that change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us and then watch how fast they would fix it.

 

Plainly, don't get short changed.Let's be ready to meet our Maker. The Bible teaches that to avoid hell and gain heaven - one must:

 1) Believe In Jesus As Savior (Acts 16:31)    2) Repent Of Sins (Acts 17:30)

3) Confess Christ Audibly (Acts 8:37)           4) Be Baptized In Water (Acts 2:38)

5) Live A Christian Life (Acts 14:22)             6) Be active in the church (Acts 2:47)

 

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