Social Security Card Thought you might like a history lesson on the evolution of your Social Security Card.

History Lesson on Your Social Security Card Dick Kantenberger ifted !ducation "riter !#aminer.com

History Lesson on Your Social Security Card $ust in case some of you young %hi&&ersna&&ers 'and some older ones( didn)t kno% this* it)s easy to check out* if you don)t believe it.+e sure and sho% it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on %hat)s %hat and it doesn)t matter %hether you are Democrat or ,e&ublican. -acts are -acts.

Social Security Cards u& until the ./01s e#&ressly stated the 2umber and Card %ere not to be used for identification &ur&oses.Since nearly everyone in the 3nited States no% has a number* it became convenient to use it any%ay and the message* 24T -4, 5D!2T5-5C6T542 %as removed.

6n old Social Security card %ith the 724T -4,

5D!2T5-5C6T5427message* on the Social Security card. -ranklin ,oosevelt* a Democrat* introduced the Social Security '-5C6( 8rogram. He &romised9 .( That &artici&ation in the 8rogram %ould be com&letely voluntary* 2o longer :oluntary. ;( That the &artici&ants %ould only have to &ay .< of the first =.*>11 of their annual incomes into the 8rogram* 2o% ?.@A< 4n the first . ..B*?11.11 B( That the money the &artici&ants elected to &ut into the 8rogram %ould be deductible from their income for ta# &ur&oses each year* 2o longer ta# deductible. >( That the money the &artici&ants &ut in %ent to the 5nde&endent )Trust -und)rather than into the eneral 4&erating -und* and therefore* %ould only be used to fund the Social Security ,etirement 8rogram* and no other overnment &rogram* and* 3nder $ohnson the money %as moved to The eneral -und and s&ent. A( That the annuity &ayments to the retirees %ould never be ta#ed as income. 3nder Clinton C ore u& to 0A< of your Social Security can be ta#ed. Since many of us have &aid into -5C6 for years and are no% receiving a Social Security check every month DD and then finding that %e are getting ta#ed on 0A< of the money %e &aid to the -ederal government to )&ut a%ay) DD you may be interested in the follo%ing9 DDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDD E9 "hich 8olitical 8arty took Social Security from the 5nde&endent )Trust -und) and &ut it into the eneral -und so that Congress could s&end itF 69 5t %as Lyndon $ohnson and the Democratically controlled House and Senate. DDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DD E9 "hich 8olitical 8arty eliminated the income ta# deduction for Social Security '-5C6( %ithholdingF 69 The Democratic 8arty. DDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDD E9 "hich 8olitical 8arty started ta#ing Social Security annuitiesF 69 The Democratic 8arty %ith 6l ore casting the )tieDbreaking) deciding voteas 8resident of the Senate* %hile he %as :ice 8resident of the 3.S.

DDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD D E9 "hich 8olitical 8arty decided to start giving annuity &ayments to immigrantsF '62D GY -6:4,5T!(9 69 That)s rightH $immy Carter and the Democratic 8arty. 5mmigrants moved into this country* and at age @A* began to receive Social Security &aymentsH The Democratic 8arty gave these &ayments to them* even though they never &aid a dime into itH DDDDDDDDDDD DD DDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD Then* after violating the original contract '-5C6(* the Democrats turn around and tell you that the ,e&ublicans %ant to take your Social Security a%ayH 6nd the %orst &art about it is uninformed citiIens believe itH 5f enough &eo&le receive this* maybe a seed of a%areness %ill be &lanted and maybe changes %ill evolve. +ut it)s %orth a try. Ho% many &eo&le can Y43 send this toF 6ctions s&eak louder than bum&er stickers.