To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Hands off Social Security and Medicare
To Senator Paul Ryan and all members of Congress. This petition is notification that we, the people of the United States of America, forbid any cuts to Social Security Trust Fund. It is not an entitlement program because we paid into it.
Why is this important?
Social Security and Medicare did not break the budget; careless handling by the government is what depleted the Social Security Trust Fund. Now the government is attempting to further impoverish beneficiaries to correct the deficit instead. They should just plain put the money back into the trust fund that the government borrowed.
We are aware that President George Bush did borrow against the Social Security Trust Fund surplus to pay for the tax cut to the rich and fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the bonds are due to be paid back in year 2020.
(http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/03/facebook-posts/did-george-w-bush-borrow-social-security-fund-war-/
Additionally, $14 million was squandered on the Benghazi witch hunt, $90 million spent to vote against the Affordable Care Act, and $24 billion lost from the government shutdown. None of these acts were productive and cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
We demand that United States replenish the Social Security Trust Fund with monies that Congressional officials have squandered. We are keeping records of any Congress person who votes to support Paul Ryan’s plan to tamper with Social Security and Medicare. We will make sure to support that Congressman's opponent when he/she comes up for reelection. If Congress vote against Social Security/Medicare, we will vote against you.
We are aware that President George Bush did borrow against the Social Security Trust Fund surplus to pay for the tax cut to the rich and fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the bonds are due to be paid back in year 2020.
(http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/03/facebook-posts/did-george-w-bush-borrow-social-security-fund-war-/
Additionally, $14 million was squandered on the Benghazi witch hunt, $90 million spent to vote against the Affordable Care Act, and $24 billion lost from the government shutdown. None of these acts were productive and cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
We demand that United States replenish the Social Security Trust Fund with monies that Congressional officials have squandered. We are keeping records of any Congress person who votes to support Paul Ryan’s plan to tamper with Social Security and Medicare. We will make sure to support that Congressman's opponent when he/she comes up for reelection. If Congress vote against Social Security/Medicare, we will vote against you.