To: Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6)
No Social Security Cuts
Social Security is not the right place to address the deficit. Tell the President and your fellow members of Congress not to support any cuts in Social Security and not to change the way cost of living increases for retirees are calculated.
Why is this important?
This is about President Obama's proposal to change the way cost of living increases are calculated for retirees on Social Security. As a person with relatives who are dependent on Social Security, I am concerned that the proposed "chained CPI" would decrease cost of living increases for my relatives and other retirees and make those among the least able responsible for decreasing the deficit. This terrible idea should be rejected. The right solution is to increase the Social Security wage base, so that the burden of deficit reduction doesn't fall on those least able to pay.