History Lesson on Your Social Security Card

Dick Kantenberger Gifted Education Writer Examiner.com 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.  An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message. Our Social Security  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 $106,000  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, and,  Under 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 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 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!  ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ --------- ---------  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. But it's worth a try.  How many people can YOU send this to?  Actions speak louder than bumper stickers YOU CAN VERIFY ALL OF THIS, SO WHY DO WE TRUST CONGRESS TO GIVE US HEALTHCARE?  I WONDER!!!!  P.S. MY SOCIAL SECURITY CARD STILL SAYS THAT!!! I REMEMBER CONGRESS PROMISING IN THE 1960'S THIS WILL NEVER BE USED FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE.