Social Programs and Republican Agenda

After what I've seen in the last few years and this years crop of republicans:

1) I believe that Republican do want to take a way rights to education (thru fundamentalist protests, and turning backs by using private schools), and...
2) I believe Republican do want to take away Medicare
3) I do not believe Republicans will support any funding for Health Reform...or... Health Care Program that will pay for the un-insured or the poor.
4) I think it is obvious that the Republicans took the Executive Office with a surplus to pay for the US Budget that Democrats had created under President Clinton. The republicans spent money like drunken sailors on a war in Iraq that they thought would stimulate the Defense Industry and the American Economy. But the Effect of Defense Spending without control and oversight was mostly to enrich Defense CEOs and Executives...along with create Fraud, Waste, and Bribes in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places...in some cases leading US Servicemen to break the law.
5) It is clear that funds for Social Security and Medicare were absconded by either congress or the Senate.
6) Yes, I'm pretty sure (70%) that Republican would like to do away with Social Security.


----Below is a letter that Republicans are sending around-----

Okay Guys;

I need help with this one sent by a Republican Friend. It has a Republican slant and tone...BUT How much of this can be true???
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Dark and best kept secrets about Our Social Security.

Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors,
Elliott and Patty Roosevelt came to my home to swim on
a regular basis. They were a great couple full of
laughter and stories that today I continue to marvel
at. Both are now deceased, but their stories remain.
During the years of our friendship we had many, many
discussions about Elliott's parents (President Franklin D.
and Eleanor Roosevelt) and how his father and mother
never intended for the Social Security and Welfare
programs to turn out the way they are today. Elliott
used to say that if his parents returned to earth and
saw what the politicians had done to their programs
they would have burned all of them in hell.

Here is a story I received today regarding the Social
Security Program and I immediately thought of
Elliott's comments. I Hope you will read
this and think about it.
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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.

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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 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.
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.
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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 USA .

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Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving
annuity payments to immigrants?

This is MY FAVORITE:

A: That's right! Jimmy Carter! And the Democratic Party of course!
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!
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Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violating
of 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!

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If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
awareness will be planted and maybe changes will
evolve. Maybe not!.. many 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.
Forward this E-mail to others so that they can
be informed of the truth.