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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Social Security Forever Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals an additional employment tax for wages in excess of the social security contribution and benefit base. </p> <p>Declares that it is not in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that would decrease a unified-budget surplus or cause or increase a unified-budget deficit. Makes exceptions for legislation affecting full funding of deposit insurance guarantee commitments, and for periods of war or recession.</p> <p>Requires all Treasury securities to bear a facsimile of the signatures of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury.</p>]]></text>
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