Political Facts about Social Security

[I received this information in an email some time ago, but I was reluctant to share it here until I found evidence that it was true.]

Social Security is only one facet of big government, but what has happened since its original inception back in the 1930s is typical of party politics - in a Congress ruled primarily by the Democrat majority in all but a few of this program’s 66-year existence.

Here are a few facts to give you pause for concern:

• Having paid into FICA for years and now receiving a monthly check, Social Security recipients are taxed on 85% of this money paid to the government to “save” for their future.
• Which political party took Social Security from an independent fund and put it in the general fund so that Congress could spend it?
  Lyndon Johnson and the Democrat-controlled House and Senate.
• Which party put a tax on Social Security?
  Democrat Party.
• Which party increased the tax on Social Security?
  Democrat Party. Vice President Al Gore cast the deciding vote as President of the US Senate.
• Which party gave immigrants Social Security even though they had paid nothing into it?
  Democrat Party. A large majority of these immigrants are from south of the border, often receive their wages in cash, pay little or no income tax, and send most of their earnings to families in Mexico and Central America.
• Which party now tells the American public that the Republicans want to take your Social Security?
  Democrat Party. And the worst part about it is, people believe this false claim thanks to the mainstream media, the overwhelming majority of which is controlled by liberals.