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| SOCIAL SECURITY Concerns |
| The following statement was emailed to Breathitt Online News, and is of concern to everyone who is involved with Social Security. It is disturbing to think our elected officials do this. |
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| SOCIAL SECURITY: 11-26-03 (This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.) Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years. Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it. You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special plan for themselves. So, many years ago they voted in their own benefit plan. In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan. 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, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives. This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two Dignitaries. Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will receive much more during the rest of their lives. Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00. NADA....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)- we can expect to get an average of $1,000 per month after retirement. Or, in other word s, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 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. 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 ... then sit back and watch how fast they would fix it. |
| United States Senate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE Party Last Name First Name E-Mail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AK R Stevens, Ted http://stevens.senate.gov/webform.htm AK R Murkowski, Lisa http://murkowski.senate.gov/ AL R Sessions, Jeff senator@sessions.senate.gov AL R Shelby, Richard senator@shelby.senate.gov AR D Lincoln, Blanche http://lincoln.senate.gov/ AR D Pryor, Mark http://pryor.senate.gov/ email_webform.htm AZ R Kyl, Jon http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.htm AZ R McCain, John John_McCain@mccain.senate.gov CA D Boxer, Barbara http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/webform.html CA D Feinstein, Dianne http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html CO R Allard, Wayne http://allard.senate.gov/contactme/index.cfm CO R Campbell, Ben http://campbell.senate.gov/email.htm CT D Dodd, Christopher http://dodd.senate.gov/webmail/ CT D Lieberman, Joseph http://lieberman.senate.gov/newsite/contact.cfm DE D Biden, Joe senator@biden.senate.gov DE D Carper, Thomas http://carper.senate.gov/Email-Form/email_form.htm FL D Graham, Bob http://graham.senate.gov/email.html FL D Nelson, Bill http//billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm GA R Chambliss, Saxby saxby_chambliss@chambliss.senate.gov GA D Miller, Zell http://miller.senate.gov/webform.html, webform@miller.senate.gov HI D Akaka, Daniel senator@akaka.senate.gov HI D Inouye, Daniel http://inouye.senate.gov/abtform.html IA D Harkin, Tom tom_harkin@harkin.senate.gov IA R Grassley, Charles http://grassley.senate.gov/webform.htm ID R Craig, Larry http://craig.senate.gov/contact_email.htm ID R Crapo, Mike http://crapo.senate.gov/email.htm, IL D Durbin, Richard dick@durbin.senate.gov IL R Fitzgerald, Peter http://fitzgerald.senate.gov/ contact/contact_email.htm IN D Bayh, Evan senator@bayh.senate.gov IN R Lugar, Richard senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov KS R Brownback, Sam http://brownback.senate.gov/CMMain.htm KS R Roberts, Pat http://roberts.senate.gov/ email.htm KY R Bunning, Jim http://www.senate.gov/bunningguestbook.htm KY R McConnell, Mitch senator@mcconnell.senate.gov LA D Breaux, John senator@breaux.senate.gov LA D Landrieu, Mary http://landrieu.senate.gov/newsite/webform.html MA D Kennedy, Ted senator@kennedy.senate.gov MA D Kerry, John john_kerry@kerry.senate.gov MD D Mikulski, Barbara http://mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.htm MD D Sarbanes, Paul http://sarbanes.senate.gov/pages/email.html ME R Collins, Susan senator@collins.senate.gov ME R Snowe, Olympia olympia@snowe.senate.gov MI D Levin, Carl senator2@levin.senate.gov MI D Stabenow, Debbie http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm MN D Dayton, Mark http://dayton.senate.gov/webform.html MN R Coleman, Norm http://coleman.senate.gov/ contact/index.cfm MO R Talent Jim senator_talent@talent.senate.gov MO R Bond, Christopher kit_bond@bond.senate.gov MS R Cochran, Thad http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm MS R Lott, Trent senatorlott@lott.senate.gov MT D Baucus, Max http://baucus.senate.gov/contactmax.html MT R Burns, Conrad http://burns.senate.gov/mailform.htm NC D Edwards, John http://edwards.senate.gov/mailform.html NC R Dole Elizabeth http://dole.senate.gov/index.cfm? 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