Why Congress Doesn't Pay Attention!

WHY CONGRESS DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION!

We pay more Social Secrity into Congressmen than we pay into our own, believe it or not. Perhaps we ask the wrong questions at election time. Our Senators/Congressmen do not pay into Social Security. Therefore they do not collect from it either. Social Security benefits were not suitable for them. They felt they should have a special plan, which they voted in many years ago. In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all they had the sure fire great plan that would work.

For all practical purposes their plan works like this:
When they retire no matter how long they have been in office, they continue to draw their same pay until they die, except it may be increased from time to time by the cost of living adjustments. For example, a former Senator (not to mention names) and his wife may be expected to draw $7,900,000.00 over an average life span. The Mrs drawing $275,000.00 during the last year of her life. Their cost for this excellent plan is "$0", nada, zilch.

This little perk they voted in for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up the tab for this plan. Retirement plan funds come directly from the General Funds. Our tax dollars at work! Social Security, which you and I pay into every payday for our own retirement, with an equal amount matched by our emloyer, we can expect to get an average of $1,000.00 per month. Or, we would have to collect our benefits for 68 years and 1 month to equal this Congressman's benefits. Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so desirable, a retirement plan that worked so well, that the Railroad Employees, Postal Workers, and others who were not in the plan would clamor to be included.

This is how good Social Security could be, if only one small change was made. That change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan out from under the Senators/Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us and watch how fast they fix it!!! If you want to know if Social Security will be there when you are ready to retire, it would only happen if things were changed. Plant a seed and spread the word and ask the people around you if they really know where is the Social Security going. Do you think it is because there are baby boomers??? Time to find the truth because The Truth Will Set You Free!