# social security email
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 10, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554 "2008-01-10T07:38:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/1 "2008-01-10T07:38:58Z")
This is an email I received…
Your Social Security
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 kids. They need a little history lesson on
what’s what .and it doesn’t matter whether you are Democrat of
Republican. Facts are Facts!!!
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,
2.) That the participants would only have to pay
1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
Incomes into the Program,
3.) That the money the participants elected to put
Into the Program would be deductible from
Their income for tax purposes each year,
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,
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees
Would never be taxed as income.
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 violat ing 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. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully
Sure of what isn’t so.
But it’s worth a try. How many people can
YOU send this to?
Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.
AND CONGRESS GIVES THEMSELVES 100% RETIREMENT FOR ONLY SERVING ONE
TERM!!!
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong
enough to take everything you have.
-Thomas Jefferson-
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### Author:  [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/2 "2008-01-10T07:45:06Z")
ok? so politicians doing something to only benefit themselves? Not to mention SS will be gone by the time we are all of age [exception to Butch]
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### Author:  [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/3 "2008-01-10T07:47:15Z")
Isn’t Butch already collecting?
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/4 "2008-01-10T07:48:45Z")
so much bad information there, but you just keep believing that the republicans are gonna help, the same ones who have thrown us into more debt than ever
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/5 "2008-01-10T07:49:36Z")
Good post. Anyone care to check the facts before I forward it around?
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/6 "2008-01-10T07:50:51Z")
i wish to god there was a fiscally conservative socialy liberal canidate…
don’t exist ☹
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### Author:  [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/7 "2008-01-10T07:52:03Z")
> [@zwarbyt](#):
>
> i wish to god there was a fiscally conservative socialy liberal canidate…
>
> don’t exist ☹
that would be amazing. Zwarbyt as a write in for presidency.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/8 "2008-01-10T07:53:47Z")
> [@zwarbyt](#):
>
> so much bad information there, but you just keep believing that the republicans are gonna help, the same ones who have thrown us into more debt than ever
What bad info?
Seriously, I haven’t checked the facts yet.
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/9 "2008-01-10T07:53:59Z")
here is a start:
> **[FACT CHECK: Social Security Changes](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/social-security-changes/)**
>
> Does a forwarded list detail changes made to Social Security over the years?
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/10 "2008-01-10T08:08:01Z")
> [@zwarbyt](#):
>
> here is a start:
>
> [Is This List of Changes to Social Security Over the Years Real? | Snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/sschanges.asp)
This is why I never forward something without fact checking (or at least being lazy and waiting for someone else to fact check) 🙂
AWDDrifter is 0-2 now in recent posts that I wanted to believe but had my doubts about. This one, and the Hillary voting fraud one.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/11 "2008-01-10T08:11:19Z")
^I knew the NYSPEED sluths would check facts for me, especially if it made the Dems look bad.😛
Who is [snopes.com](http://snopes.com), Gospel?
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/12 "2008-01-10T08:13:17Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#):
>
> Who is [snopes.com](http://snopes.com), Gospel?
[Snopes.com](http://Snopes.com) is pretty much the blazing beacon of truth on the sea of lies that is the internet.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/13 "2008-01-10T08:14:58Z")
> [@JayS](#):
>
> [Snopes.com](http://Snopes.com) is pretty much the blazing beacon of truth on the sea of lies that is the internet.
How do you know though? It is still just the internet.😛
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### Author:  [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/14 "2008-01-10T08:17:17Z")
because wikipedia says so…
and yes we really need a true moderate candidate
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### Author:  [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/15 "2008-01-10T09:27:52Z")
as soon as I saw “I got this email” I wondered how many posts until “snopes” comes up.
I pretty much blindly trust snopes because their entire reason to exist is to call people out on BS myths / emails like the one here today.
my favorite part of this email is “facts are facts” – so it must be true, right?
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/16 "2008-01-10T10:54:53Z")
lol
my parents conservative friend sends me bs like this alllll hte time. you should have seen some of the lies that were sent to me about obama.
some people are dumb enough to believe this shit. too bad
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### Author:  [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/17 "2008-01-10T11:31:29Z")
Ralph Wiggum for president?
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### Author:  [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/18 "2008-01-10T11:50:38Z")
Ahhh , yeah thats a BS email.
I seriously get pissed when I get my w2 at the end of the year though. Between SS and medicare…I don’t wanna get into it.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/19 "2008-01-10T11:54:55Z")
^Word, I pay the max every year and I will never see it. I guess some immigrant will get my money.
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-security-email/41554/20 "2008-01-10T12:15:29Z")
people still think obama is muslim…
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