congress pension/ social security

[electricmuscle]

i always get political emails from my dad and one lately is in reference to all senators, representatives dont pay into social security and that when they retire from office WE continue to pay their annual salary for rest of their lives...i havent researched it much yet but i would believe that those greedy bastards are set up this way. i guess people are trying to get this policy changed, but needs more people to know about it

[FUZO]

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yes indeed we need to go to more town hall meetings and let them know we elect them

[firstenrgy]

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If you are in for 6 or more years you'll get a government pension. Yes, you are right, congress excluded themselves from the social security system and everone else was forced into it (with the exception of the railroad workers who at the time were a powerful force).

[horsepwr]

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Anybody know if it was a democratic congress that passed such a bill?
The reason I ask is my father-in-law is a democrat, and he works for the rail-road. Lucky son-of-a-gun retires next year, but anyway, I've always wondered why he chose the democratic party. His father also retired from the rail-road. Which I figured his father was probably a dem, so my father-in-law, like most folks, just follow in ole dad's footsteps. Back in his father's days, though, the democratic party had some dignity.

[electricmuscle]

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i just cant believe we pay for their retirement like that and after such a small time needed is ubsurd especially with the economy we are in right now

[firstenrgy]

Re: congress pension/ social security

Anybody know if it was a democratic congress that passed such a bill?
The reason I ask is my father-in-law is a democrat, and he works for the rail-road. Lucky son-of-a-gun retires next year, but anyway, I've always wondered why he chose the democratic party. His father also retired from the rail-road. Which I figured his father was probably a dem, so my father-in-law, like most folks, just follow in ole dad's footsteps. Back in his father's days, though, the democratic party had some dignity.

Yes it was a Dem congress that passed the legislation. The RR workers have a solid and financially sound system. If I worked for them, I would be a dem.

[horsepwr]

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Yes it was a Dem congress that passed the legislation. The RR workers have a solid and financially sound system. If I worked for them, I would be a dem.

So, break this down for me please sir.
Railroad workers don't pay into Social Security? Yet they receive SS benefits?..or pension that's paid by tax dollars?