Do not cut Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare benefits. These programs are vital for poor and middle class Americans of all ages, present and future. Instead raise taxes on the wealthy and cut military spending.
Why is this important?
The President and Congress are under heavy pressure to weaken programs that protect ordinary Americans from sickness, hardship, and insecurity. This pressure comes from wealthy contributors to political campaigns, big business interests, and Tea Party fanatics in the Republican Party. Ordinary Americans must speak out now before elected leaders make decisions that will hurt us and our children for decades to come. If sacrifices are needed, they should fall on those with the greatest ability to pay, not on those who lack insider connections.
