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To: tonto who wrote (180)	6/17/2004 9:38:29 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Respond to of 4965

you're right hoaxinfo.com here it their program [still it is sweetened up]: If you are a Member of Congress or a Congressional employee, with at least 5 years of Congressional service, your annuity will be: 1.7% of high-3 average pay times years of Congressional service up to 20 plus 1.0% of high-3 average pay times any other service. A Special Retirement Supplement is payable from the Minimum Retirement Age to age 62. If you have earnings from wages or self-employment that exceed the Social Security annual exempt amount, your supplement will be reduced or stopped. Cost-of-Living-Adjustment's (COLA's) are payable to Congressional retirees before age 62 only if they retire for disability. Members of Congress and Congressional employees contribute an additional .5% of pay to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).