THE LONG LAWN OF NELSON GALLERY KCMO: or where does the bail-out really begin?
"HOW MUCH OF YOUR RETIREMENT FUND DID YOU DONATE TO THE NEW ECONOMY CHANGES THE ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING ON REGULATING AND MANAGING AND DO YOU YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE BAILED OUT TOO, RALPH?" RALPH DIDN'T ANSWER IMMEDIATELY; HE WATCHED THE CHIDREN PLAYING FAR DOWN IN ONE CORNER OF THE LONG MALL LAWN. FINALLY, HE TURNED TO MARK AND SMILED. "WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT I PLANNED ON GOING INTO POLITICS AFTER THE KOREAN WAR? YES, I DID. I LOVED CIVICS. THE WIFE KNEW EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY. I COULD HAVE WON, STARTED OUT AT THE BOTTON, YOU KNOW. COUNTY LEVEL. AND THEN IN A FEW YEARS, I COULD HAVE GONE TO JEFF CITY. THEN, ON TO D.C. TODAY, I COULD STILL BE UP THERE AND COLLECTING A NICE FAT CHECK EVERY MONTH. NOTHING LIKE A GOVERNMENT CHECK. THEY ARE ALWAYS GOOD. THEY NEVER BOUNCE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I WOULDN'T BE WORRYING ABOUT RETIREMENT. YOU KNOW THOSE GUYS--AND GALS--HAVE THEIR OWN RETIREMENT SYSTEM. YEP, NO WAY DO THEY WORRY ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY."
THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DO NOT HAVE TO GET INVOLVED WITH SOCIAL SECURITY AND ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS. CONGRESS HAS A RETIREMENT PLAN OF ITS OWN. FURTHERMORE, IF I RECALL, ANY MEMBER WHO SERVES ONE TERM IN THE HOUSE OR SENATE RECEIVES A LIFETIME RETIREMENT CHECK. PERHAPS SOMEONE WILL COME UP WITH THE FACTS ON THEIR LUCRATIVE RETIREMENT BENEFITS COMPARED TO THOSE OF THE AVERAGE CITIZEN?
THE LONG LAWN OF NELSON GALLERY KCMO: or where does the bail-out really begin?
"HOW MUCH OF YOUR RETIREMENT FUND DID YOU DONATE TO THE NEW ECONOMY CHANGES THE ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING ON REGULATING AND MANAGING AND DO YOU YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE BAILED OUT TOO, RALPH?" RALPH DIDN'T ANSWER IMMEDIATELY; HE WATCHED THE CHIDREN PLAYING FAR DOWN IN ONE CORNER OF THE LONG MALL LAWN. FINALLY, HE TURNED TO MARK AND SMILED. "WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT I PLANNED ON GOING INTO POLITICS AFTER THE KOREAN WAR? YES, I DID. I LOVED CIVICS. THE WIFE KNEW EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY. I COULD HAVE WON, STARTED OUT AT THE BOTTON, YOU KNOW. COUNTY LEVEL. AND THEN IN A FEW YEARS, I COULD HAVE GONE TO JEFF CITY. THEN, ON TO D.C. TODAY, I COULD STILL BE UP THERE AND COLLECTING A NICE FAT CHECK EVERY MONTH. NOTHING LIKE A GOVERNMENT CHECK. THEY ARE ALWAYS GOOD. THEY NEVER BOUNCE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I WOULDN'T BE WORRYING ABOUT RETIREMENT. YOU KNOW THOSE GUYS--AND GALS--HAVE THEIR OWN RETIREMENT SYSTEM. YEP, NO WAY DO THEY WORRY ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY."
THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DO NOT HAVE TO GET INVOLVED WITH SOCIAL SECURITY AND ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS. CONGRESS HAS A RETIREMENT PLAN OF ITS OWN. FURTHERMORE, IF I RECALL, ANY MEMBER WHO SERVES ONE TERM IN THE HOUSE OR SENATE RECEIVES A LIFETIME RETIREMENT CHECK. PERHAPS SOMEONE WILL COME UP WITH THE FACTS ON THEIR LUCRATIVE RETIREMENT BENEFITS COMPARED TO THOSE OF THE AVERAGE CITIZEN?