First Social Security
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Anyway, it arrived on the day they said I would get it and is for the amount they said it would be.
It is appropriate to mention the fact that for all the bellyaching I do regarding teaching at the local technical college they are indeed responsible for this substantial addition to my lifestyle.
Giving me the ability to make bank via all the extra work they gave me for some 20 odd years — with those returns on that monthly FICA percentage deduction has made all the difference in my present day income.
America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
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O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates
Melody by Samuel Ward