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Where’s Christine?

Speed Racers Mach 5?

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If I could make a movie of my friends and I from 1965-75 this would be it.

70s kids were built different! Not a cell phone in sight. Just kids Living their Lives.

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99.9% chance I’ll wake up at 3am to use the toilet, look at lottery tickets I bought but couldn’t stay awake long enough for the drawing, see that I lost(as usual), then go back to sleep…

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Always

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Agreed , but I’m sure God doesn’t use the same language as I do…

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Thinking about coffee is a happy thought…

Good morning ☕️☕️☕️

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Sometimes both…

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And easy to have and maintain a hive of your own

Seems like all the preppers would just load up on honey.

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I need one of these…

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HISTORY LESSON ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD

Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn’t know this. It’s easy to check out, if you don’t believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what’s what and it doesn’t matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are FACTS.

Up until the 1980’s, Social Security cards expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes.

Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the “NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION” message was removed.

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. His promises are in black, with updates in brackets.

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary [No longer voluntary],

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program [Now 7.65% on the first $90,000, and 15% on the first $90,000 if you’re self-employed],

3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year [No longer tax deductible],

4.) That the money the participants put into the independent ‘Trust Fund’ rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program [Under Johnson the money was moved to the General Fund and spent], and

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income [Under Clinton & Gore up to 85% of your Social Security can be taxed].

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month — and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to ‘put away’ — you may be interested in the following:

Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.

Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.

Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the ‘tie-breaking’ deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US

AND MY FAVORITE:

Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?

A: That’s right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!

Now, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. Maybe not, though. Some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn’t so — but it’s worth a try. How many people can YOU send this to?

Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.

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'70 Plymouth Sport Satellite

United States Ave, Gibbsboro NJ

1977

I went 100 in a red Honda Civic stick. Stupid I know I was racing again stupid

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Especially if you have a dog❤️

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The red car belongs to a friend of ours.  He was at a complete stop behind a bus stopped at a train crossing. The blue Jeep was texting and driving. Our friend the driver of the red car is okay, shockingly, and luckily he was alone because a passenger likely would not have survived.

Please don’t text and drive. You are not special. You are not better at it than everybody else. You are distracted. Get over yourself. Think about other people and get off your damn phone while driving.