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My contributions were made for over 51 years on every salary I received. May not have been the work I wanted to be doing at the time BUT I always had a job.
The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a "Federal Benefit Payment?" I'll be part of the one percent to forward this. I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you. Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it.
The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a "Federal Benefit Payment." This isn't a benefit. It is our money paid out of our earned income! Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but our employers did too. It totaled 15.3% of our income before taxes.
If you averaged $30K per year over your working life, that's close to $180,000 invested in Social Security.
If you calculate the future value of your monthly investment in social security ($375/month, including both you and your employers contributions) at a meager 1% interest rate compounded monthly, after 40 years of working you'd have more than $1.3+ million dollars saved!
This is your personal investment. Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $39,318 per year, or $3,277 per month.
That's almost three times more than today's average Social Security benefit of $1,230 per month, according to the Social Security Administration. (Google it – it’s a fact).
And your retirement fund would last more than 33 years (until you're 98 if you retire at age 65)! I can only imagine how much better most average-income people could live in retirement if our government had just invested our money in low-risk interest-earning accounts.
Instead, the folks in Washington pulled off a bigger "Ponzi scheme" than Bernie Madoff ever did. They took our money and used it elsewhere. They forgot (oh yes, they knew) that it was OUR money they were taking. They didn't have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to them. And they didn't pay interest on the debt they assumed. And recently they've told us that the money won't support us for very much longer.
But is it our fault they misused our investments? And now, to add insult to injury, they're calling it a "benefit", as if we never worked to earn every penny of it.
Just because they borrowed the money doesn't mean that our investments were a charity!
Let's take a stand. We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government.
Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it.
Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement Income.
99% of people won't Cut and Paste this to their timelines. Will you?
Please, for the sake of our country, Copy & Paste. It's important.
Repay the money stolen from Social Security… make it solvent for those that have contributed to THEIR well being in old age.

As a little girl growing up in Houston, Texas, I never imagined this moment. 💖 To now see a Barbie that reflects my journey, my joy, and my dreams. May every child see themselves and know they can be anything. Purchase yours now: http://bit.ly/4hmNg2Y

It’s been 67 years since she was sent into space.
People don’t really talk about it anymore — but I think we should.
Not because I’m a scientist, but because what happened still matters.

Laika wasn’t just a dog in a rocket.
She was a gentle soul, full of trust.
Her real name was Kudrjavka, meaning “curly” in Russian.
But the world came to know her as Laika — the little barker.

She was a stray from the streets of Moscow, chosen because she was calm and had survived hardship.
As if enduring pain somehow made her more fit for a journey with no return.

On November 3rd, 1957, she was launched aboard Sputnik 2.
The capsule had food, water, padded walls — but no way home.
From the beginning, it was never meant to bring her back.

Some say she lived seven hours. Others say a few days.
Either way, she spent her last moments alone, weightless and silent —
not knowing why she was there, only that the Earth she knew was slipping away.

She orbited the planet 2,570 times before her capsule burned up the following April.

Laika didn’t choose any of this.
She didn’t volunteer to stand for science, progress, or the space race.
She was just a dog — a small, trusting creature who wanted warmth and affection —
and instead became a symbol.

That’s why I still remember her.
Because not all progress is kind.
And not every breakthrough is made the right way.

Laika’s story reminds us to ask better questions —
to wonder who pays the price for our achievements

October 29th 5:30pm to 8:30pm The Renaissance Midtown Hotel 218 West 35th Street 6th Floor THE KEITH & THOM HANG and remember it’s free Free FREE 🥘🎤🎸🤣🥂 ❗️

Please join us in celebrating the beautiful life and legacy of Roberta Flack next Monday, March 10 at 4PM ET. The memorial is open to the public and will take place at The Abyssinian Baptist Church 132 W 138th St., NYC 11030. Donations can be made to RobertaFlackFoundation.org and the service will be livestreamed at RobertaFlack.com. Photo credit Jim Marshall Photography, LLC / Photo courtesy of Jim Marshall Photography, LLC

In my many years of life, I have learned that when we have completed our time on earth, we will go, no matter the struggle. No one can stop it. We have one life to live. The material things we invest in are left behind. Memories therefore, are important to me. And so, I'm going to start a "reunion of friends". The idea is to see who reads a post without a picture. If no one reads my post, this will be a very short experiment. But if you are reading this message, make a comment using a single word about how we met. After that copy this message on your wall and I will also leave you a word. Please, don't leave a word and then not bother doing the second thing. Let’s go. Friends are important. Those we see and talk to often and those we think of often.

Is it true Frankie Beverly has passed?

Happy early Heavenly Birthday to Tee Alston 🙏🏾♥️🕊️

With Al Green – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉