User kspeters@charternet.com has been circulating the following SPAM.
Note that she mentions Senator Byrd in particular and avoids mentioning Frist, Hastert and DeLay.
This is inappropriate and should be stopped.
--- ken <kspeters@charter.net> wrote:
> From: "ken" <kspeters@charter.net>
> To: "Vicki Sumner" <vicsumner@yahoo.com>,
> "Tom & Sue Gustin"
> <tandsgustin@charter.net>,
> "Ralph Damerau" <radamerau@centurytel.net>,
> "Pat Willie" <cty25589@centurytel.net>,
> "Mike Hopp" <hoppmd@powercom.net>, "Len Wiedner"
> <len122@aol.com>,
> "Jerry Schmuhll"
> <PLRSGRLDSCHMHL@netscape.net>,
> "Jeff & Micki Blank" <jsblank5@yahoo.com>,
> "Gary Farber" <gfarber@milwpc.com>, "David Oelke"
> <ndoak@charter.net>,
> "Dave Weinkauf" <wein@centurytel.net>,
> "Boots&Elmo Pomplun"
> <bandepomplun@powerweb.net>,
> "Audrey" <audreyk@dotnet.com>
> Subject: Fw: social security
> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:24:38 -0600
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken
> Subject: social security
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> I'd like to think that everyone would pass this on again
> and again. And then it would be great if a few even took the time to
> write to their senators and congressmen --
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> IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!
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> KEEP IT GOING!!!!
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> 2008 Election Issue!!
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> GET A BILL STARTED TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOC. SEC.
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> This must be an issue in "2008"
> Please! Keep it going.
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> SOCIAL SECURITY:
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> (This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)
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> Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during
> election years.
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> Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social
> Security and, of course, they do not collect from it.
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> 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
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> benefit plan.
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> In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the
> need to change it. After all, it is a great plan.
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> For all practical purposes their plan works like this:
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> When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay
> until they die.
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> Except it may increase from time to time for cost of
> living adjustments..
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> For example, 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.
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> This is calculated on an average life span for each of
> those two Dignitaries.
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> Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will
> receive much more during the rest of their lives.
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> Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00.
> NADA....ZILCH....
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> 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;
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> "OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"!
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> 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.
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> Or, in other words, 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!
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> Social Security could be very good if only one small
> change were made.
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> That change would be to:
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> Jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the
> Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with
> the rest of us
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> then sit back.....
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> and watch how fast they would fix it.
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> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness
> will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve.
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> How many people can YOU send this to?
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> Better yet.....
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> How many people WILL you send this to
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