AJ's Blog (Archived Blog): October 2007

Your Social Security
By Stephen A. Peterson

Your Social Security

Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (and 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.
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 Secu rity
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:

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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 US

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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!

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Then, after violating 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

interested American citizen

Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com

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During the Jewish High Holy Day of Yom Kippur (tonight),the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29-34), the High Priest went into the Holy of Holies in the Temple to sprinkle sacrificial blood on the Mercy Seat of the Ark to cleanse the sins of the people of Israel (Leviticus 16:20-22). A crimson clothwas placed on the outside of the Holy of Holies which would turn white when the process worked (Isaiah 1:18) and it always did. It always did until forty years before the destruction of the Temple, when according to the Jews own Talmud (rabbinic commentary),Yoma 39 a&b and Rosh Hashanah 31b, this crimson cloth stopped turning white. Also, the lot that the High Priest picked for the goat to be sacrificed to the Lord ceased coming up in his right hand and began coming up in his left hand which was the hand which always was for the scapegoat (Leviticus 16:7-10) which had all the sins placed on it and led out of town.

Also, according to the rabbis own commentary (Talmud) the western light in the Temple would not keep burning as before and the doors of the Temple would no longer open by themselves!

What happened forty years before the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD?
Jesus the Christ died for our sins once and for all around 30 AD. He became the scarlet thread of salvation. By His blood, our sins are washed away and we are white as snow. The Temple and its blood sacrifices of goats and bulls (Leviticus 17:11) were no longer needed to cleanse us of our sins (Hebrews 9:11-15).Jesus is all we now need. He is our High Priest who made atonement for our sins once and for all in a holy place not built by human hands (Hebrews 9:24-26).
Praise His Holy Name

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