[AT] Reagan Remembered (by Patti Davis) Off topic but greatreading

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Factcheck is not a real fact check site.  It must be run by Al Gore.  It 
has the same mistakes he tried to push. Do old tractors really cause 
global warming.

Jim Hoffman wrote:

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>>>Franklin  Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security
>>>(FICA)Program.  He  promised:
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>>>1.) That participation in the Program would be completely  voluntary,
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>>>2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the  first $1,400
>>>of their annual incomes into the Program,
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>>>3.) That the  money the participants elected to put into the Program
>>>would be deductible  from their income for tax purposes each year,
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>>>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,
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>>>5.)  That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed  as
>>>income.
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>>>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:
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>>>Q: Which Political  Party took all of the Social Security savings from
>>>the independent "Trust"  fund and put them into the General fund so that
>>>Congress could spend  them?
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>>>A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democratically-controlled House  and
>>>Senate.
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>>>Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax  deduction for Social
>>>Security (FICA) withholding?
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>>>A: The Democratic  Party.
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>>>Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security  annuities?
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>>>A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the  "tie-breaking"
>>>deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice 
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>>>Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving  annuity payments to
>>>immigrants?
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>>>A: That's right!  Jimmy Carter  and the Democratic Party.  Immigrants
>>>moved into this country, and at  age 65, began to receive SSI Social
>>>Security payments!  The Democratic  Party gave these payments to them,
>>>even though they never paid a dime into  Social Security!
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>>>Then, after breaking all of FDR's promises, raiding our  accounts for
>>>cash to spend on other programs, giving our dollars to people  who were
>>>never entitled to them, and violating the original contract  (FICA)in
>>>every other way imaginable, the Democrats turn around and tell you  that
>>>the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
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>>>And the  worst part about it is, uninformed citizens believe it!
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>>>Walt  Davies
>>>Cooper Hollow Farm
>>>Monmouth, OR 97361
>>>503 623-0460  
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>>Jim Hoffman
>>Oconomowoc WI
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