We've PAID for this investment. It is NOT an "Entitlement" ! Keep this petition going! As individuals who have both worked since 16 years of age to pay into the social security system and medicare, we are furious that CUTS, not increases are being considered. Keep in mind, we are elders whose parents and grandparents paid into these funds since 1935, with interest! There should be such a large sum of paid with interest money in the fund to actually raise such EARNED benefits. Oh, that's right, these two groups of money have been placed into the 'general spending fund'. Take both out and place them back into their own untouchable funds again as they were originally set up to be --with interest! We need this for our old age. We were responsible and worked horribly hard and sacrificed all our lives and figured Social Security and Medicare into our retirement. Now they want to CUT them? Politicians ARE vote counters! Let them know! *Also, contact the White House, your Federal Senators and Representative PERSONALLY, letting them know you are a registered voter who objects and their job depends upon how they vote!

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THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE SHOULD OR EVEN THINK ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT CUTS IN "FISCAL CLIFF" NEGOTIATIONS.

I have not currently been affected by the cuts but have paid in for over 38 yrs. I want my benefits available when I reach the time I am able to collect.

All people all over the globe should have a home, food and the type of health care they need. Social Security is now being considered as a cut to help with the deficit. I know many who depend on this to keep a home, food and to stay healthy. These cuts should not happen.

Keep Social security benefits intact and increase the amount of yearly increases to meet actual cost of living!

This is something that I have paid into over the years. Money from Social Security should not be put into the Governments General Fund and it would be self sustaining fund.

BY CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS TO THOSE WHOSE INCOME IS OVER $200,000.... WE COULD PROBABLY SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE FOR THOSE WHO REALLY NEED THIS INCOME FOR BASIC SURVIVAL ! YES, CUT SOCIAL SECURITY TO THOSE WHOSE INCOME IS OVER $200,000....NOW !

Please do not let the president take away from the needy seniors. Please stop the wealthy from making the seniors pay so they can keep their wealth. It is not fair to the retirees who worked to make the wealthy wealthier. It needs to stop. Please protect our seniors and retirees.

Social Security benefits including cost of living adjustments are necessary for the health and welfare of Americans.

We all have family members who would be hurt by any reduction in Social Security benefits. I also speak for my own situation. It is unthinkable to have worked so hard for President Obama to be re-elected and then find out that these benefits have been put on the table. They should not have anything to do with our fiscal cliff and debt ceiling issues. We implore you to remove these from any compromises. You owe it to the American people to keep your word.

We have paid all of our working llives into Social Security so that when we retire, we would have some sort of income to help with medication, food and living expenses. To do any cut to Social Security would be detirmental to our lives. We have worked hard for this. Leave it alone.