Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants? 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! (SS history lesson)

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PSA: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill eliminated federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for approximately 88% of seniors

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Sep 23
ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD:
Just in case some of you young ones (& 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 family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what’s what and it doesn’t matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are FACTS.

Up until the 1980's, Social Security cards expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes.

Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message was removed.

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. His promises are in black, with updates in brackets.

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary [No longer voluntary],

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program [Now 7.65% on the first $90,000, and 15% on the first $90,000 if you’re self-employed],

3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year [No longer tax deductible],

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 [Under Johnson the money was moved to the General Fund and spent], and

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income [Under Clinton & Gore up to 85% of your Social Security can be taxed].

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:

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.

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

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

AND MY FAVORITE:
Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
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!

Now, 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, though. Some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn’t so — but it’s worth a try.

How many people can YOU send this to?

 

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[oldtech]

Well, I realize there is generally even more corruption going on than most of us can possibly dream of, but you need to know that our Heavenly Father will put an end to this at some point & we all need to look at it that way & prepare for that time. The Bible tells us that in certain circumstances there will be “weeping & gnashing of teeth”. I think that is the way it’s stated.

[oldtech]

Well, I realize there is generally even more corruption going on than most of us can possibly dream of, but you need to know that our Heavenly Father will put an end to this at some point & we all need to look at it that way & prepare for that time. The Bible tells us that in certain circumstances there will be “weeping & gnashing of teeth”. I think that is the way it’s stated.

[GOPJ]

Carter gave away the Panama canal, turned Iran into a terrorist hellhole and pushed the Peak Oil lie - so is this newly discovered "slap in the face to the American people" really a surprise? Lucky for Jimmah's legacy 'the press' is still kissing his cold dead ass - Afterall Jimmah was a democrat.

[popdonnelly]

Immigrants who never paid into the Social Security system.

[fruser1]

mixed up in our SS

There are reciprocal tax treaties.

US citizens who spend their working lives in the US can retire in England, for example, and they will be paid by the English pension system and a comparable Brit can retire here and be paid by SS.

I don't know how evenly that works out. I presume there is some money going back and forth at the sovereign level.

Tax treaties also address situations like Americans who do some overseas work. In most cases, to avoid double taxation, tax in one country is credited towards the tax of another.

So the "why" is because people are generally free to travel and some countries play nice.

Note, all I've said concerns LEGAL immigration only.

[magooey]

Thanks for the explanation.

[JeemBeau]

Wouldn’t (legal) immigrants who work in the U.S. be eligible if they work 10 years/40 quarters, as U.S. natives are?

[JeemBeau]

At least these countries are allies (except Canada ?? And Britain, in its inevitable future?). Unexpectedly, so many of these countries are in EUROPE, as are Freepers! What a wonderful outcome!

[Az Joe]

They would be