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To: bjcintennessee

Members of Congress DO, CURRENTLY pay into Social Security, and they have for a very long time now.

It is a complete urban legend that they “don’t” pay into that system.

15 posted on 04/12/2010 9:12:59 PM PDT by Kansas58

You are correct, however they care little about the solvency of the program because they have a gold plated retirement pension as well as Social Security.

28 posted on 04/12/2010 9:34:29 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)

To: Kansas58; neverdem; narses

Members of Congress DO, CURRENTLY pay into Social Security, and they have for a very long time now.

It is a complete urban legend that they “don’t” pay into that system.

Well, maybe. Let's assume they do “pay into” Social Security.

See, Congress doesn't ever need to “get money from” Social Security - EVER! - because their congressional retirement is based on the number of years in Congress and the rate of pay of their last years’ in office. So Congressional retirement is on the order of 100,000.00 to 180,000.00 dollars. Per year.

So why should (the democrats in) congress care about the relative debt of Social Security for the rest of the taxpayers? They will never need it.

68 posted on 04/13/2010 7:27:22 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)

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