START A BILL TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY

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Propose this in 2009:

START A BILL TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY


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SOCIAL SECURITY:

(This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)

Perh aps 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, 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 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!


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 see how fast they would fix it.

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve.

How many people CAN you send this to?

We've Suffered A Great Loss!

With no disrespect intended to the Jackson family, this sure does reveal the shallowness of our value system in this country.

This puts things into perspective:
While the focus today, tomorrow and for the next God-knows-how- many-days will be the death of a pop culture icon; while many will mourn, wail and quite literally make fools of themselves over it and while as many will speak endlessly about it, allow me, if only for a moment, to remind us all that others have died this month; others whose lives were cut short; others who leave behind loved ones and whose families will dearly miss them; families who'll suffer with much more dignity and honor than we'll be exposed to on the tube in the coming days.
Yes... it's true... we've suffered a great loss... but forgive me while I tell you that I'm not talking about the king of pop music.

These American military members died in Iraq this month:
Sergeant Justin J. Duffy
Specialist Christopher M. Kurth
Specialist Charles D. Parrish
Lance Corporal Robert D. Ulmer
Staff Sergeant Edmond L. Lo
Sergeant Joshua W. Soto
Captain Kafele H. Sims
Specialist Chancellor A. Keesling

And these members of our U.S.
Armed Forces died in Afghanistan this month:
Sergeant Jones, Ricky D.
Specialist Munguia Rivas, Rodrigo A.
Command Master Chief Petty Officer Garber, Jeffrey J.
1st Sergeant Blair, John D.
Sergeant Smith, Paul G.
Staff Sergeant Melton, Joshua
Sergeant 1st Class Dupont, Kevin A.
Specialist O'Neill, Jonathan C.
Chief Warrant Officer Richardson Jr., Ricky L.
Specialist Silva, Eduardo S.
Lance Corporal Whittle, Joshua R.
Major Barnes, Rocco M.
Major Jenrette, Kevin M.
Staff Sergeant Beale, John C.
Specialist Jordan, Jeffrey W.
Specialist Griemel, Jarrett P.
Specialist Hernandez I, Roberto A.
Sergeant Obakrairur, Jasper K.
Staff Sergeant Hall, Jeffrey A.
Private 1st Class Ogden, Matthew D.
Private 1st Class Wilson, Matthew W.
Let's remember and honor this day those whose deaths are truly impacting our Freedom and Liberty .

How to Lay Off People In This Economy

LETTER FROM THE BOSS.....

As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that
Barack Obama is our President, and that our taxes, and government fees
will increase in a BIG way. To compensate for these increases, our prices
would have to increase by about 10%. Since we cannot increase our prices right
now due to the dismal state of the economy, we will have to lay off six of
our employees instead. This has really been bothering me, since I believe we
are family here and I didn't know how to choose who would have to go.

So, this is what I did. I walked through our parking lot and found six
Obama bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will
be the ones to let go. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this
problem. They voted for change; I gave it to them.

I will see the rest of you at the annual company picnic.

Fixing the fence... Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House

Fixing the fence...
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White
House. One is from Chicago , another is from Tennessee , and
the third is from Minnesota .


All three go with a White House official to examine the
fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and
does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.
"Well," he says, "I figure the job will run
about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100
profit for me."


The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and
figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300
for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for
me."

The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but
leans over to the White House official and whispers,
"$2,700."


The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even
measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a
high figure?"

The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me,
$1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the
fence."


"Done!" replies the government official.

And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will
work.

THE PROPOSAL

THE PROPOSAL


I have no idea if the figures are correct (actually don't care about the
math) but I have to say I like the spirit of this.

The Proposal:

When a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seems to
happen is they reduce their staff and workers. The remaining workers need
to find ways to continue to do a good job or risk that their job would be
eliminated as well. Wall street, and the media normally congratulate the
CEO for making this type of "tough decision", and his board of directors
gives him a big bonus.

I feel our government should not be immune from similar risks. I would love
to see the following cuts to be implemented by the current administration!
(TALK ABOUT CHANGE!)

Reduce the House of Representatives from the current
435 members to
218 members and Senate members from 100 to 50 (one per State). Also reduce
remaining staff by 25%. Accomplish this over

the next 8 years. (two steps / two elections) and of course this would
require some redistricting.

Some yearly monetary gains include:

$44,108,400 for elimination of base pay for congress. (267 members X
$165,200 pay / member / yr.)

$97,175,000 for elimination of the above people's staff.
(estimate $1.3 Mil in staff per each member of the House, and $3 Mil in
staff per each member of the Senate every year)

$240,294 for the reduction in remaining staff by 25%.

$7,500,000,000 reduction in pork barrel ear-marks each year. (those members
whose jobs are gone. Current estimates for total government pork earmarks
are at $15 Billion / yr)

The remaining representatives would need to work smarter and would need to
improve efficiencies. It might even be in their best interests to work
together for the good of our country?

We may also expect that smaller committees might lead to a more efficient
resolution of issues as well.

It could even be easier, if done correctly, to keep track of what the
representative is doing.

Congress has more tools available to do their jobs than it had back in
1911 when the current number of representatives was established.
(telephone, computers, cell phones to name a few)

Note: Congress did not hesitate to jump on a train for home this week when
it was a holiday, when the nation needed a real fix to the economic
problems. Also, we have 3 senators that have not been doing their jobs for
the past 18+ months (on the campaign trail) and still they all have been
accepting full pay. These facts alone support a reduction in senators &
representatives .

Summary of opportunity:

$44,108,400 reduction of congress members.

$282,100,000 for elimination of the reduced house member staff.

$150,000,000 for elimination of reduced senate member staff.

$59,675,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining house members.

$37,500,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining senate members.

$7,500,000,000 reduction in pork added to bills by the reduction of congress
members.


$8,073,383,400 per year, estimated total savings.

Big business does these types of cuts all the time.

If Congresspersons were required to serve 20 years (like everyone else) in
order to collect retirement benefits , there is no telling how much we
would save.

IF you are happy with how our government is right now, just delete this
message.

IF you are not happy, I assume you know what to do.

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.



Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerne rs named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.





John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born
in 1939.




Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford'.
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford'.

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.


Isnt this weird..........

Many believed this day would never come

In a few short days, an African American man will move from his private residence into a much larger and infinitely more expensive one owned not by him but by the taxpayers. A vast lawn, a perimeter fence and many well trained security specialists will insulate him from the rest of us but the mere fact that this man will be residing in this house should make us all stop and count our blessings - because it proves that we live in a nation where anything is possible.


Many believed this day would never come. Most of us hoped and prayed that it would, but few of us actually believed we would live to see it. Racism is an ugly thing in all of its forms and there is little doubt that if this man had moved into this house fifteen years ago, there would have been a great outcry - possibly even rioting in the streets.


Today, we can all be both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will take place when this man takes up residency in this house.


This man, moving into this house at this time in our nation's history is much more than a simple change of addresses for him - it is proof of a change in our attitude as a nation. It is an amends of sorts - the righting of a great wrong. It is a symbol of our growth, and of our willingness to "judge a man, not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character".


There can be little doubt now that the vast majority of us truly believe that this man has earned both his place in history and his new address. His time in this house will not be easy - it will be fraught with danger and he will face many challenges. I am sure there will be many times when he asks himself how in the world he ended up here and like all who have gone before him, the experience will age him greatly.


But I for one will not waste an ounce of worry for his sake - because in every way a man can, he asked for this. His whole life for the past fifteen years appears to have been inexorably leading this man toward this house. It is highly probable that that in the past, despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this man out of this house. Today, I thank the lord above that I am an American and that I live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly anything is possible.



Who is this man? you ask. You think you know, don't you?
See below.

You are blessed and highly favoured THIS SAYS IT ALL

You are blessed and highly favoured

THIS SAYS IT ALL:




Time passes.




Life happens.




Distance separates.




Children grow up.




Jobs come and go.




Love waxes and wanes.




Men don't do what they're supposed to do.




Hearts break.




Parents die.




Colleagues forget favors.




Careers end.




BUT.........




Sisters are there,




no matter how much time and how




many miles are between you.




A girl friend is never farther away




than needing her can reach.




When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you




have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life




will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,




praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on




your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the




valley's end.




Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk




beside you...Or come in and carry you out.




Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,




daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,




Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended




family, all bless our life!




The world wouldn't be the same without women, and




neither would I. When we began this adventure called




womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or




sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we




would need each other.




Every day, we need each other still.




Pass this on




to all the women who help make your life meaningful.




I just did.




Send this message to ten of your friends




including me and to men who appreciate women.

Is this what we can look forward to?

Good reading...
>
>
> Is this what we can look forward to?
>
> Australian Gun Law Update
> Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts . . ..
> From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia
>
>
> Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the now available
> data from Down Under.
> It has now been one year (12 months) since gun owners in
> Australia were forced
> By a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be
> destroyed by
> Our own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more
> than $500 million dollars.
> The first year results are now available:
> Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent;
> Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent;
> Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44
> percent);
> In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now
> up 300 percent as compared with the last one year period when
> private ownership of a firearm was legal.
> (NB: the law-abiding citizens did turn in their personal
> firearms, the criminal element did not and thus criminals
> inAustralia still possess their guns.)
> While data for the 25 years preceding the confiscation of
> privately owned guns showed a steady decrease in armed robbery
> with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12
> months as criminals now are assured their victims will be unarmed.
> There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and
> assaults of the elderly, while the resident is at home.
> Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public
> safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense
> was expended in 'successfully ridding Australian society of guns.'
> This story of well intentioned government intervention in the
> rights of lawful individuals to own and possess firearms won't be
> seen in the mainstream US media or on the American evening
> news. Senator Obama who advocates a similar confiscation in
> the US will not be reporting any of this to you.
> But, the Australian experience speaks for itself. Guns in
> the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
> gun-control laws affect only the law-abiding citizens.
> Americans may want to take note before it's too late!
>
> FORWARD TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL LIST.
> DON'T BE A MEMBER OF THE SILENT MAJORITY.
> BE A PARTICIPANT IN THE VOCAL MINORITY WHO DOESN'T WANT TO SEE
> WHAT HAPPENED IN AUSTRALIA HAPPEN IN THE US !
>

Doctors vs Gunowners

Doctors vs Gunowners


Doctors





(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is


700,000.





(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians

per year are 120,000.




(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.




Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of

Health and Human Services.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>





Now think about this:


Guns





(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S.

is 80,000,000.

(Yes, that's 80 million)




(B) The number of accidental gun deaths

per year, all age groups, is

1,500.





(C) The number of accidental deaths

per gun owner is

.000188.





Statistics courtesy of FBI

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>





So, statistically, doctors are approximately

9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>





Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>





FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT

ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>





Please alert your friends

to this

alarming threat.





We must ban doctors


before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Out of concern for the public at large,

I withheld the statistics on


lawyers





for fear the shock would cause


people to panic and seek medical help

THE YEAR 1908 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1908. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!

THE YEAR 1908

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1908.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1908 :




************ ********* ********* ******

The average life expectancy was 47 years.

Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles
Of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

The average wage in 1908 was 22 cents per hour.

The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year .

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME .

Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
Were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard. '

Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
Entering into their country for any reason.

Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

The A American flag had 45 stars.

The population of Las Vegas , Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
Hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.' ( Shocking? DUH! )

Eighteen percent of households had at least
One full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A. !

Now I forwarded this from someone else without typing
It myself, and sent it to you and others all over Canada & U.S.A
Possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!!!

If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!!!!!!!

God's Busy--- (good one)
>
>If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!!!!!!!
>
>A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments.
He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a
professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU.
>
>One day the professor shocked the class when he came in he looked to the
ceiling and flatly stated, 'God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me
off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes.' The lecture room fell
silent. You could hear a pin drop.
>
>Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, 'Here I am God. I'm still
waiting' It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of
his ch air, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him, knocking him off the
platform. The professor was out cold.
>
>The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students
were shocked, stunned, and sat there looking on in silence. The professor
eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, 'What the
heck is the matter with you? Why did you do that?' The Marine calmly replied,
'God was too busy today protecting American soldiers who are protecting your
right to say stupid stuff and act like an idiot. So, He sent me.'
>
>THIS IS GOOD. KEEP IT GOING