- Signatures: 3,313
- Goal: 5,000
- Deadline: 3-16-2004
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Senators and Congressmen don't pay into Social Security. Why? They have a special, "privileged" retirement plan that they voted for themselves many years ago. It's time for a change. The U.S. citizens have payed their dues. It's time for everyone to be in the same plan.
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name |
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| 3,354 | 7:38 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Mr. | Rod Gesner |
| 3,353 | 4:17 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Mrs. | Margaret Cooke |
| 3,352 | 4:03 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Mrs. | Janet Dukes |
| 3,351 | 2:49 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Cheryl Haas | |
| 3,350 | 11:57 am PDT, Jun 20 | Anonymous | |
| 3,349 | 9:35 am PDT, Jun 19 | Ms. | Shiavona Johnson |
| 3,348 | 9:18 am PDT, Jun 19 | Anonymous | |
| 3,347 | 8:55 am PDT, Jun 19 | Mrs. | Anonymous |
| 3,346 | 2:35 pm PDT, Jun 9 | Ms. | Tamekia Embry |
| 3,345 | 2:12 pm PDT, Mar 24 | Anonymous | |
| 3,344 | 2:03 pm PDT, Mar 23 | Mr. | Josh Naftel |
| 3,343 | 1:58 am PST, Jan 26 | Glenn Bacon | |
| 3,342 | 10:25 am PST, Nov 25 | Anonymous | |
| 3,341 | 9:39 am PST, Nov 17 | Geoffrey Harrelson | |
| 3,340 | 6:39 am PST, Nov 4 | Michele Rascona | |
| 3,339 | 6:20 am PST, Nov 4 | Ms. | Louise Frislid |
| 3,338 | 8:05 pm PDT, Oct 20 | Anonymous | |
| 3,337 | 1:47 pm PDT, Oct 20 | Mr. | Anonymous |
| 3,336 | 6:01 am PDT, Sep 3 | Anonymous | |
| 3,335 | 11:39 am PDT, Sep 1 | Mrs. | Q. Hoff |
| 3,334 | 5:35 pm PDT, Aug 22 | Mr. | Anonymous |
| 3,333 | 11:01 am PDT, Aug 9 | Mr. | F. Prince |
| 3,332 | 10:43 am PDT, May 16 | Mr. | Thomas Kam |
| 3,331 | 10:31 am PDT, May 14 | Anonymous | |
| 3,330 | 4:10 am PDT, May 14 | Ms. | Kathleen Callicutt |
| 3,329 | 6:08 am PDT, Apr 24 | Mrs. | Paula J. Moore |
| 3,328 | 5:49 pm PDT, Apr 23 | Mr. | Anonymous |
| 3,327 | 3:42 pm PDT, Mar 12 | Anonymous | |
| 3,326 | 12:27 pm PDT, Mar 12 | James Poepperling | |
| 3,325 | 7:09 am PST, Feb 29 | Maxine Vinje | |
| 3,324 | 8:56 pm PST, Feb 28 | Ms. | Patti Souza |
| 3,323 | 8:39 am PST, Feb 19 | Mrs. | Kris Emig |
| 3,322 | 4:11 pm PST, Feb 11 | Anonymous | |
| 3,321 | 10:41 am PST, Jan 28 | Mr. | Mike McMahan |
| 3,320 | 6:23 am PST, Jan 23 | Anonymous | |
| 3,319 | 5:50 pm PST, Jan 21 | Anonymous | |
| 3,318 | 11:33 am PST, Jan 21 | B. Gill | |
| 3,317 | 11:22 am PST, Jan 21 | Anonymous | |
| 3,316 | 11:14 am PST, Jan 21 | Mr. | Ron Walters |
| 3,315 | 10:21 am PST, Jan 21 | Gretchen Shaw | |
| 3,314 | 9:38 am PST, Jan 21 | Mrs. | Anonymous |
| 3,313 | 9:30 am PST, Jan 21 | Mrs. | Rachel Garcia-Sotelo |
| 3,312 | 9:18 am PST, Jan 21 | Dr. | Anonymous |
| 3,311 | 9:12 am PST, Jan 21 | Anonymous | |
| 3,310 | 7:43 am PST, Jan 21 | Mrs. | Cathy Weiss |
| 3,309 | 6:38 am PST, Jan 20 | Mrs. | Bessie Miller |
| 3,308 | 8:25 am PST, Jan 19 | Mrs. | Anonymous |
| 3,307 | 2:43 pm PST, Jan 18 | Ms. | Anonymous |
| 3,306 | 2:16 pm PST, Jan 18 | Anonymous | |
| 3,305 | 12:06 pm PST, Jan 17 | Mrs. | Joanna Dall |
| 3,304 | 12:04 pm PST, Jan 17 | Mr. | Roger Dall |
| 3,303 | 12:02 pm PST, Jan 17 | Mr. | Christopher Dall |
| 3,302 | 6:53 pm PST, Jan 16 | Mr. | Anonymous |
| 3,301 | 9:59 am PST, Jan 16 | Ms. | alice woodford |
Golden Fleece Retirement Plan
Our Senators and Congressmen don't pay in to Social Security, and, of course, they don't collect from it.
The reason is that they have a special retirement plan that they voted for themselves many years ago. For all practical purposes, it works like this:
When they retire, they continue to draw their same pay, until they die, except that it may be increased from time to time, by cost of living adjustments.
This fine retirement comes right out of the General Fund: our tax money. While we who pay for it all, draw an average of $1000/month from Social Security.
Senators and Congressmen need to be part of the same Social Security with the rest of us. We can't afford to foot the bill anymore. Teachers are being fired, music and art are things of the past. Bus monitors are becoming a thing of the past. Every time you turn around, some type of public program is being cut. This money should used by the people who gave it in the first place.
The reason is that they have a special retirement plan that they voted for themselves many years ago. For all practical purposes, it works like this:
When they retire, they continue to draw their same pay, until they die, except that it may be increased from time to time, by cost of living adjustments.
This fine retirement comes right out of the General Fund: our tax money. While we who pay for it all, draw an average of $1000/month from Social Security.
Senators and Congressmen need to be part of the same Social Security with the rest of us. We can't afford to foot the bill anymore. Teachers are being fired, music and art are things of the past. Bus monitors are becoming a thing of the past. Every time you turn around, some type of public program is being cut. This money should used by the people who gave it in the first place.
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