THIS IS 100 % PURE BULLSHIT DROP YOUR PANTS AND GRAB YOUR ANKLES, OUR GOVERNMENT IS SHOVING IT UP OUR ASS AGAIN....................................... SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS . . ... > > > > Before reading the information below, Id like to share an > > incident that happened to me a couple months ago at a Walgreens. My > > husband had a new prescription that cost over $200. I have the Balance > > Rewards card from Walgreens, which honors prescriptions as well as other > > purchases. So, I asked for the Balance Rewards for this prescription to > > be added to my Rewards account. > > The pharmacist said she couldnt because I was paying for > > it with an entitlement. I explained that we have never been on any kind > > of entitlement program. She stated that Social Security and Medicare are > > entitlements. I tried not to come unglued, but told her nicely that my > > husband and I had earned our Social Security and Medicare with money paid > > into these accounts each and every payday. She said she understood, but > > it was now called an entitlement, and I couldnt get the Rewards points. I > > could care less about the Rewards points, but was livid that the > > government now called Social Security (that we paid into all our lives) an > > entitlement! > > > > To be fair to Walgreens, the pharmacist said that this was > > a federal law -- that no one on entitlement can benefit from those > > payments in any way...getting reward points. Wow! The government has > > their hands in everything! Anyway, now please read the item below... > > > > If you get any Social Security at all in any > > manner, you might want to read. Did you know this? > > > > Unfortunately most did not, and I am one of those > > whose Social Security funds are direct deposited to my bank, thus, I > > never see the checks. Once again, our beloved congressmen are playing > > fast and loose with vernacular. What motive did they have for changing > > the name of our Social Security? Im sure they have a plan, and it wont > > be to our betterment. > > > > Here we go. JUST REALIZED THAT WITH REQUIRED AUTO > > DEPOSIT, I NEVER GET TO SEE THE CHECK .... ALERT EVERYONE YOU KNOW. > > THIS AFFECTS ALL OF US.* *Subject:* SOCIAL SECURITY becomes FEDERAL > > BENEFIT CHECK. Have you noticed, the Social Security check is now > > referred to as a Federal Benefit Payment? Ill be part of the one > > percent to forward this. I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve > > in me, and I hope it will in you. Please keep passing it on until > > everyone in our country has read it... > > > > The government is now referring to our Social > > Security checks as a Federal Benefit Payment. This isnt a benefit. It > > is earned income! Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but > > our employers did too. It totaled 15% of our income before taxes. If you > > averaged $30K per year over your working life, thats close to $180,000 > > Invested in Social Security. > > > > If you calculate the future value of your monthly > > investment in social security( $375/month, including both your and your > > employers contributions) at a meager 1% Interest rate compounded monthly, > > after 40 years of working youd have more than $1.3+ million dollars > > saved! This is your personal investment. > > > > Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, > > youd receive $39,318 per year, or $3,277 per month . Thats almost > > three times more than todays average Social Security benefit of $1,230 > > per month, according to the Social Security Administration ( Google it - > > its a fact). > > > > And your retirement fund would last more than 33 > > years (until youre 98 if you retire at age 65)! I can only imagine how > > much better most average-income people could live in retirement if our > > government had just invested our money in low-risk interest-earning > > accounts . > > > > Instead, the folks in Washington pulled off a bigger > > Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ever did. They took our money and used it > > elsewhere. They forgot (Knew) that it was OUR money they were taking. > > They didnt have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to > > them. And they didnt pay interest on the debt they assumed. And > > recently, theyve told us that the money wont support us for very much > > longer. But is it our fault they misused our investments? And now, to > > add insult to injury, theyre calling it a benefit, as if we never worked > > to earn every penny of it. Just because they borrowed the money, > > doesnt mean that our investments were a charity! > > > > Lets take a stand. We have earned our right to > > Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators bring some > > sense into our government. Find a way to keep Social Security and > > Medicare going, for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it. > > > > *Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement > > Income.* 99% of people wont forward this. Will you? *You can bet I > > WILL!* I THINK WE SHOULD DEMAND THAT THEIR SALARIES AND RETIREMENTS BE > > CALLED FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS. THIS WOULD BE MORE HONEST THAN WHAT THEY > > HAVE DONE TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 02:07:25 +0000
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