To: Derik Kilmer, Washington State representative
No chained CPI for Social Security or Veterans' benefits
Don't change the formula for Social Security and benefits to veterans to Chained CPI. If this is implemented it will showcase an experiment in how to economically devastate millions of retirees, veterans and disabled citizens and further lower many citizens standard of living.
Why is this important?
Why the urgency to cut into Social Security and veterans' benefits when so many Americans' rely on these benefits alone? The chained CPI will harm many Americans and weigh down many able to survive economically. Where are the cries to cut the most bloated budget of all, the military and DOD? Do we have cost overruns every year, year after year with Social Security---no--it's projected to run short in 20 years. In this day and age when the rich and corporations are not even paying taxes or the lowest ever and hiding their money in overseas accounts why don't we deal with what's really underlying our deficit--those that don't pay their fair share.