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ITuesday, October 02, 2007
What are you waiting for?
By: Bob "Irish" Gossard
I sent the following letter to my Congressmen, (both Houses),
to insure that each returning Veteran, their Children and
Grandchildren, and most importantly the American People I swore
to protect, has a say in his or her Government! The thing is
this is my opinion on what can be done ... but the truth of the
matter is I have thought this out as carefully as I could before
I sent this letter off. Complaining gets you no were, but
complaining about any issue is a "Godsend" if a proposed
solution is added to that complaint! I don't have all the
answers, but someone out there may! So ... I put this Question
before you -- "What are you waiting for?" Get involved ... the
next Generation of Veterans are depending on you!
07 February 2005
I saw the CNN News Broadcast this morning and was appalled at
the idea that ... MY Government intends to spend 10 million
Dollars; to start the process of changing the minds of the
American People, concerning a 50 to 75% Social Security Private
Savings Account for those under the age of 55!
What appalls me the most ... is the fact that any 25 year old
who may agree with this will be fine ... until they need a down
payment for a car, or a house, or to pay the bills required to
raise their Children. Some may think it is the same as putting
away money for your child's higher education ... But, the truth
of the matter is, those who have a high paying job -- 100,000 a
year or more -- are the only ones that do so! Unless there is a
situation in the family, such as unemployment, or high Medical
Costs! Then, that set aside money dwindles away faster then the
principle in that Savings Account can keep up with inflation!
Keeping Social Security as it is may not be the solution!
But, there are other alternatives ... like ... mandatory
employer 50 dollar U.S. Savings Bonds for each employee during
his pay period! This can be cost shared at $12.50 each! Do the
math after 20 years he has both a Social Security Check and a
large lump sum at retirement age! Plus the money would become
an investment in that same Social Security System that pays this
retirement, with interest earned from other Government Bonds or
Investments! Stipulations could be made that these Bonds will
not be cashed until age 65, and only paid out like an annuity
fund! It should also, be indicated that these bonds would be
transferred from one employer to another! Now ... what we have
here; is a Savings account for each individual ... and ... a
constant income for the Government to set aside money for an
... Individual Retirement Fund! ... Call it an "R" Bond to
distinguish it from all the other U.S. Savings Bonds! This is
just one solution ... I know there are people in our Government
who can come up with other solutions! But! ...This has to be a
Partisan Project, with truly honest intentions to insure that
all Americans can benefit from this plan!
So ...
May I submit once again that we should wait until a plan with
some meat, muscle, blood, and skin and bones is proposed! Then
Congress can put forth a beginners Bill, and then make comments
on it so if changes need to be made ... it is not too late!
Every point thereafter moves into breathing life into the body
of this Bill, starting with agreement, strengthening it with
passage, and bringing it to full life upon the signing of the
Bill into Law. It is much easier to make changes before these
final three steps; than to correct the flaws after it has
passed.
If you doubt me, just look at the unemployable 100% vs. SC
100% fiasco from the unclear language in the NDAA act passed and
signed into law just before the election in November. We all
understood it would be for all 100%, but under the much more
narrow interpretation over half of the 100% (those that are
unemployable and who, because they cannot work need the money as
much as the 100% SC) are being denied benefits. And the promise
that it would be worked out upon return last December? Well, it
didn't happen unless they were simply referring to a December
without any year attached. And it does not appear they are
moving toward resolution of this matter anytime soon ... if at
all.
The other thing that sticks in mine, and many if not
all, American's throats ... is the fact that Secretary Rice has
stated ... that they ... The Administration ... will grant the
Palestinian's 30 million dollars now ...with 320 more millions
to come, while the President has indicated that we will cut
costs in Children's Education, Environmental Projects, Health
Care for the poor, elderly, and Veteran Benefits!
Strange ... if we are in debt up to our eyeballs ... How can
we continue to give away money to other Countries that don't
even give a damn if we survive! Are we the only Country that has
a tax system, and an account for so called Foreign Aid? Are we
the only ones that are responsible for Natural Disasters that
happen around this World? Where are our ... so Called
bought friends ... when 5 Hurricanes devastated our Florida
Peninsula! Where were our so called friends when 9-11 happened?
The Saudi's offered us 10 million dollars to rebuild New York!
... Yet the UN stated we are sorry and went on about their daily
business! Buy the way ... we Pay their bills ... and provide
them with Safe sanctuary! Then we had to go into Iraq under
false assumptions, with our own Purse Strings open to those
people who have the world's energy supply in their mitts, and
the money to pay for their own freedom! Yet ... we can't even
fully equip our own Soldiers!
I hope to "God" we don't have a bunch of "Yes Men" in
Congress ... who are afraid to question and Buck This President
and His Administration! I'm talking about Republicans,
Democrats, and Independents!
Sincerely,
Bob "Irish" Gossard
USN Retired 1962-1984 5018 Voyager Drive Fayetteville, N.C. 28306-3522 Invest in America ... Buy U.S. Savings Bonds!
Life member of VFW - DAV - Member of the USDR - Proud Member of
The NCVVB!
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