Tuesday, April 26, 2011

History Lesson on Your Social Security Card

By:
Dick Kantenberger
Gifted Education Writer
Examiner.com



Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& 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.




Social Security Cards up until the 1980s 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
message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.


An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
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,
 
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

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, and,
 

Under Johnson the money was moved to
 
The General Fund and Spent
 

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:

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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.
But it's worth a try.


How many people can YOU send this to?
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Monday, March 21, 2011

Can Someone Please tell me Who Died and Left Obama in Charge of the World

Somewhere in the World a Village has lost It's IDIOT...

WE have Found Him


This man does not have the Power to go and Bomb another Country with out Congressional Approval...

We do not need the approval of the United Nations or the Arab League...
But this Fool sits and waits for them to say OK...
Humanitarian Reasons they say is why we did the Bombing...
Just a Few Weeks Late

This Guy is Reason enough...We should have Blown Up his Ass 25 years Ago



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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Day Light Savings Time vs. Spring Shift and Fall Shift

I think this is one of the Dumbest things I have ever heard of...First off you are NOT saving anything...There will be just as many Hours and Minutes...Tomorrow as there are Today...And we will be Adding Minutes of Daylight maybe one or two more every day till the Summer Solstice...day of the year with the longest period of daylight.

The Earth in It's Day n Night turning, wile it travels around the Sun is Tilted...So that at times the North Pole is leaning closer to the Sun giving us in the Northern Hemisphere Spring n Summer...and the opposite is True when the South Pole is Closer....

A lot of Countries use DST...The United States did not really get into it Totally till about 1966...
There are a lot of Pro's n Con's about It...I kind of like It...

So we are left with what I feel is a 'misnomer'...

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
I would like to propose that we Start Calling It Spring Shift and Fall Shift

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Monday, February 21, 2011

February 2011

So far this has been a Busy Month for me...But I have Survived and Stayed Sober doing it...LOL


One of the Things that I am kind of Proud of is that on the 6th of February, I had 17 years of Sobriety...

I did not do this Alone...I do have a Higher Power that I Call GOD...

I do Believe that He/She has kept me Alive and Sober for a Reason....
What that reason is I have know Idea...But I don't have too Know...


With everything going on I kind of lost track of my Program, No not like that, just what I am doing and why am I here....Kind of took the Easier Softer Way in a lot of things...using my not feeling well too just sit back and coast along...When making a choice of which path to follow...



The only Point being that as soon as you do go down one Path your Thinking that you should have taken the other one...LOL

But as we all Know Life is Not that Simple...


Very Often we are offered many Paths from which to choose...
This is when we have too Listen too Hear God Talking too us...

I have found that there are Times...That God my Higher Power wants me too Forge Ahead just knowing
that He/She is with me but I must make my own Road....

These are the Times that Test a man...
But I have Faith...and Trust in God.."My God"




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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Money





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Monday, February 14, 2011

14 Febuary 2011 or St. Valentine's Day or Cardio Echo Test Day

Such a Fun Day, had to go into the VA Hosp. for this Cardio Echo Test (see below) Not my Heart...
But today's test proved that I have One, that I seen on the Screen that looked like this...
It's not a Bad or Hard Test...But it is Cold and they only cover you with a small towel...I think it's more for the Tech. so they don't come into too much contact with your Naked upper Body...Then the sliding Jell on the instrument that produces the ultrasound is Cold n Wet...


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The simple explanation of the Test is they put the little Electrode Pads (3) Three of them. On your body...setting up X/Y Axis (remember your Math Class) They also add (1) more Electrode Pad that is a little different...So we have X/Y/Z Axis's they have Added Height to get the 3D effect. OK here I should Explain that the Little Electrodes are like Microphones and the Instrument that the Tech holds is like a Speaker..Only using Ultrasound...Alright are you with me so far...? That's the Basics, everything after that  is PFM (pure fu**ing Magic) no just kidding...The Computer in the unit takes over and calculates the speed of the  Ultrasound Waves and the reflection off the Heart Tissue and gives you a Graphic Display...

Don't Ask how I know so much...BTDT...

So that was my St. Valentine's Day
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Monday, February 07, 2011

Still Hanging

It's been a Wild Ride, over the Past few Weeks...Blood Pressure and Hart Rate have come down to a Normal Level for me...But I just do not feel as Good as I did a Few Weeks Ago...


I have a Call into my Doc at the VA Today

I had a Very rough Night Last Night...I had the sensation of not getting enough AIR in my Lungs...
Shortness of Breath

This has been going on all Day Yesterday...every time I moved around or did things I had too STOP and Breath for a few Minutes...

I am on Oxygen 24/7....but Normally I can Sleep with NO, O2 just have it near by.

The Doctor had me STOP using one of my Inhalers that has a STEROID in it...
I am just wondering if this is Part or All my Problem...
Well just Waiting too Hear...I Hope he calls Soon...10:45AM

OK it is Now 17:45 (05:45PM)

I heard from my Primary Care Doctor

And he Said to go back on the Inhaler Medication he had me STOP...

Ahhh...I can Breath Again...
With in a few minutes I was feeling a Whole lot Better...
Starting a New Year of Sobriety to Day God Willing.....



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Monday, January 31, 2011

Rough Two Weeks

I'm back....About 2 weeks ago my lower Right Side Back was giving me extreme Pain...I could not sleep in bed or when I did lay down had a very rough time getting up n out...kind of had to roll off into a semi standing position...What Sleep I was getting was in my lounge chair....I did have an appointment with my Doc @ the VA...That was on Wed. the 19th...had Blood Lab done and talked to the Doc...He wanted X-Rays...so...Then back to see him later in the day...He gave me some Pills and told me to Rest...Long Day...Did not get home till after 8PM...Anyway pills made me a little Dizzy...Well a little more that Normal...LOL...So on Thur. the 20th they call me from the VA and tell me the Doc wants to see me again on Wed. 26th....Then I have a POWER Interruption...and as I Re-Start my Computer...I have a Power Surge...puter GONE...No GO ---No Re-Start...Fri. Morning sore back still a little Dizzy I take the puter to my Favorite puter repair....(info@nofearcomputer.com) I need a New HD well Used a little cheaper...Got puter back...Went to see Doc on Wed. the 26th...Oh yes the Doc did call and tell me the Reason for the Re-visit I had  an elevated White cell count and wanted me to STOP one of my Meds...OK..and get another Blood Lab before seeing him...Go to see him BP n Plu. is HIGH sends me to have EKG....shows Pulse is a little High...Go back to see him...He means well wants me to have Transportation Home because it's getting late and I still a little Dizzy...LOL...Wateted over an hour n a Half...No transport...Got home by Public transport about 6PM another long day @ the VA...OK kiddy's on Friday the 28th got up back was feeling a lot better....But I was not...felt like I was out of Phase more that Normal (what ever that is) Any way checked my BP n Pulse were elevated....had lunch but was still not feeling normal...checked my Vitals again n they were even Higher...So I called the VA Help (Reg.Nurse) and she told me to get my Butt to the Hosp. Emergency....So I called 911..That was about 5PM  @ VA. ER. I was monitored and told that I was Dehydrated also with the Meds for my back and my Doc Stopping one of my Meds...A little Stress about the BP n Pulse...the Running around...Stress about the puter and Re-Loading Programs and UP-DATES...
They send me Home in a Transportation Ambulance at 11:30PM with a Script. Which I find on Sat. Morning is only half of what I needed...So I called the VA Phar. n was told to come in and pick up the Rest of the Script on Sunday wich I did...Got to Love the VA....

So here we are or I am...Hydrolyzing taking my Meds and trying not to STRESS....That's My Story And I'm Sticking too IT....LOL


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Thursday, January 13, 2011

A little Review of the Past few Days....

On Saturday 6 people were Killed in Tucson AZ. with in minutes one political party was Blaming the the other party....All the political rhetoric started...Everything was about the Congresswoman that was shot...
the little girl and the Judge and the other people were treated as secondary...

Finally as the Congresswoman was doing better, we started to hear more about the others....

Also the News Media was Breaking News about the shooter almost every 15 minutes...Half the storys were Wrong and just hearsay....

And this brings us to last night...I am no great fan of obamas, but at least he showed up...Went to the Hospital where the Congresswoman was and then was to give a speech at a memorial event, for the little Girl and the people that were killed....OK points awarded for that...

But At the So Called Memorial Event...It was more of a Pep Rally along with T-Shirts....


I just wonder if there were Coffee Cups with Logos

"TOGETHER WE THRIVE"

All the clapping and Cheering...sounds like...A Political Event, start of a "Campaign for 2012"...
With the Mantra "Together We Thrive"

I guess "Hope and Change" are Old...

One of these Days Americans will get it Right...








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Saturday, January 01, 2011

MMXI or 2011

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Happy New Year

In this New Year I Wish to thank all the People that have Read or at Least Looked at my Blog and Pages...
According to the Counter Map over 600 people have peeked or looked it over...

The Majority of the people were from the USA...
I was very Surprised that people from Varied places in the World took a look...



As can be seen by the Green Dots most are in the USA it would be a big job too Label all the Towns and Cities...



Even just Labeling a few places on photos of my Display Screen...
But I Hope it gives you a Better Idea of Blogging...



And I want to Thank you All that have left Comments....







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