My SS letter in Chicago area paper.

[stevebreeze]

http://www.dailyherald.com/search/main_story.asp?intID=38337223
you have to scroll down it is the second letter on the page.


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Bring quick end to Social Security scam
In his radio address on the "looming danger" to the existing Social Security system, President Bush said, "In the year 2018, for the first time ever, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than the government collects in payroll taxes."

This statement is not true. The Social Security's Web site (www.socialsecurity.gov) clearly states, "So far, there have been 11 years in which the Social Security program did not take in enough FICA taxes to pay the current year's benefits.

During these years, trust fund bonds in the amount of about $24 billion made up the difference."

In addition, in 2018. the "bankrupt" Social Security system will have more than enough income from taxes and interest on the trust fund to cover all expenses and more than $3.7 trillion in assets.

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[Martin Eden]

1. Great Letter!

Instead of putting the extra taxes we've been paying for 20 years into a "lock box" it was used to finance massive tax cuts that go predominately to the rich. Now we're told Social Security is the problem -- not reckless policies by the Bush administration that essentially redestributed a vast sum from workers' retirements to the coffers of his wealthy constituency.

[flpoljunkie]

2. And the people who would be hurt the most are essentially clueless!

And this is what the Bush administrations counts on--the ignorance and culpability of about half of the Amerikun people.

[stevebreeze]

4. That people are ignorant of the fact doesn't reflect so badly on them

as it does the media. This is one of a few areas we relay need to repair. The others being campaign and voting reform.

[Hotler]

3. Very good!

Nice job, well stated. You should print that out and drop a copy off to all your neighbors. This con job crosses all party lines. It's the neo-cons against the rest of us.

[Robbien]

5. It makes me happy to see this.

What you stated should be shouted from the rooftops each and every day drowning out the BushCo propaganda.

Social Security is NOT broken.

[stevebreeze]

6. thanks for the compliments now please plagiarize

we need to talk with one voice on issues. Just because I said it don't' mean you can't too.