My husband is a retired professor whose social security benefits equal $631.00 per month. If I were not working, it would be impossible for him to exist because of his high medical costs and just the cost of living. Do not short change our seniors who have worked hard all of their lives for this small stipend.

Stop the proposed cuts in Social Security

As a citizen who has worked hard all my life and am finally approaching the age of Social Security, I repudiate President Obama's potential Social Security cuts in favor of letting the rich keep their tax cuts.

Say no to Obama's proposal to cut Social Security benefits.

Seniors will be the most affected by not being able to get medicine or food with changes in Social Security. These certainly wont be considered the Golden Years by many.

i am a disabled nurse. and for 40 years prior I was a taxpayer. I have paid my dues. and should not be subject to cuts. Blance your budget some other way.

The cost of living, medical care expenses and housing are skyrocketing. Seniors have earned every penny of their social security. Please stop Congress from cutting social security.

The fear in America about retirement is about the fear of not having enough money to live reasonably well and have effective health insurance to live up to your potential. We need Social Security to step up to the plate for every working member of America to give us all peace of mind in our older years.

I am on early Soc. Sec. because I needed the income, and it's ridiculous to consider reducing our small COLA increases when the CPI index used for the pct. increase doesn't even include food and energy, 2 of seniors' biggest costs, along with medical and shelter. With govt. workers' pensions out of control, how about reducing those and also, make EVERY govt. worker pay into Soc. Sec. too!

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!

President Obama made an offer to Republican John Boehner to cut Social Security benefits and leave in place some of the Bush tax cuts for the top 2%. The cuts in Social Security would amount to "a cut of more than 5 percent and more as the years go by." For many retirees this would mean critical cuts to benefits that cover medicine, food, and other daily necessities. Many senators have promised to oppose Social Security cuts in any deficit reduction package. If they hear from enough of us, we can still get the Senate to reject this proposal and protect Social Security.

I have been unemployed and looking for a job with no success. It has greatly affected my future and present circumstances.