Do not touch social security. We spent our entire work life paying for social security and thats all we live on. Wayne Baird Lehigh Acres, Fl. 33972

My husband and I are already using up our savings in order to meet our obligations. Cuts in Social Security must not occur. We do not want to be dependant on our chidren or the government.

I'm sick of senior citizens being used. We did not get a cost of living for two years and that hurts. I'm sick of them talking about the Bush tax. He helped put us in this mess. I'm sick of there not being leadership in Congress. The wealthiest should pay more taxes.

"I am currently a disabled American who receives Social Security benefits. My monthly check is not enough to cover my living expenses. My retirement check will be a bit more, but still not enough to live on. These cuts should be stopped."

The majority of working taxpayers in this nation pay Social Security and Medicare taxes on 100% of their income their entire lives to earn the modest benefits of these programs that sustain them when they are no longer able to work. The 2% vigorously resisting paying less than 7 cents per dollar above $250,000.00 pay these taxes on less than 45% of their income, while those receiving $1,000,000.00 pay on barely more than 11%, and those collecting 10,000,000.00 are taxed on only 1.1% of their income for Social Security and Medicare. To address entitlement reform, eliminating the 99%+ tax break received by the wealthiest 1%er's would essentially eliminate the unfunded liabilities in Social Security and reduce the federal deficit and national debt substantially by equitably funding Medicare.

I am a mentally ill 51 year old widowed female receiving Social Security benefits. If you cut my Social Security, which I paid for myself, I am sure my mental health will go downhill fast. Please note that the U.S.A. OWES money to the S.S. fund, so why don't you pay back what the government owes S.S. before deciding to cut it. The U.S. debt to S.S. was even included in the deficit amount that has been determined! We need to help the mentally ill more than ever here in the U.S.A. Please don't cut one of the only chances they have to to ever get treated for their mental illness.

making any type of cuts !

As an 80 year old disabled woman, I am distressed to hear that you have offered to include Social Security cuts in your budget. I get less than $1,000 a month now -- I don't know how I could get by with any less! I had about $70k in savings, but when the economy went under, that amount was reduced by half. I have been supplementing the SS with small amounts of the savings, but now they are so depleted, I really need that $1,000 with prices so high! Joan Moeller Minnetonka, MN

Please let the White House and Majority Leader Reid know that cuts to Social Security benefits would be painful to retirees like so many of us who rely on SS for medicine, food, and daily necessities.

While the antics of the Westboro Baptist Church have littered the media in recent years, it isn't until lately that these fanatics have truly hit bottom. The church has announced its plans to picket the funerals of the children killed in the recent Connecticut school shooting. While previous picketing of other funerals (including those of soldiers) have been distasteful to say the least, it is now that this group has surpassed the threshhold of attention grubbing zealots to an organization focused entriely on the perpetuation and advocation of hate.

Support these two ways to avoid the Fiscal Cliff, stop Social Security and Medicare cuts, increase revenue, lower taxes, increase domestic employment and preserve our economy.

Every working person had paid into Medicare, Medicade & Social Security. There are NO reasons to cut these programs. As Americans we deserve these programs in full that we have paid for. Do NOT bow down to the Republocans