To: The Nevada State Senate
Senator Reid: Please Protect Social Security
Senator Reid, Social Security is not driving the deficit, therefore it should not be a part of reforms aimed at cutting the deficit. We are aware that the debt comes from a decade of tax cuts for the wealthy, unlimited spending on foreign wars and a recession caused by unregulated Wall Street speculation. It is wrong to ask our seniors, veterans, and the disabled to pay for the greed of the top 1%.
The chained CPI is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt seniors—it's an idea not befitting a Democratic president. We cannot let our seniors be harmed by cuts to Social Security benefits. Please, Senator Reid, we ask you to remember the importance of Social Security to the public and help prevent cuts that would compromise retirement security. Thank you.
The chained CPI is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt seniors—it's an idea not befitting a Democratic president. We cannot let our seniors be harmed by cuts to Social Security benefits. Please, Senator Reid, we ask you to remember the importance of Social Security to the public and help prevent cuts that would compromise retirement security. Thank you.
Why is this important?
Social Security is not driving the deficit, therefore it should not be part of reforms aimed at cutting the deficit. U.S. debt comes from a decade of tax cuts for the wealthy, unlimited spending on foreign wars and a recession caused by unregulated Wall Street speculation. It is wrong to ask our seniors, veterans, and the disabled to pay for the greed of the top 1%.
President Obama's proposed "Chained CPI," deceptively portrayed as a reasonable cost of living adjustment, is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt seniors. Social Security is too important for Americans to be used as a bargaining chip in debt negotiations.
Today, most seniors rely on Social Security for 2/3rds of their income or more. Cutting Social Security will keep many of us from paying for necessities as we age. These cuts are an even bigger threat to the disabled and veterans, who would face the COLA cut for 30, 40 years or more. Gutting Social Security is going in the wrong direction. A better Social Security reform would insure the wealthy pay their fair share by lifting the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes. We need retirement security, not less.
Let us stand together and speak out against corporate greed performed at the expense of the public.
President Obama's proposed "Chained CPI," deceptively portrayed as a reasonable cost of living adjustment, is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt seniors. Social Security is too important for Americans to be used as a bargaining chip in debt negotiations.
Today, most seniors rely on Social Security for 2/3rds of their income or more. Cutting Social Security will keep many of us from paying for necessities as we age. These cuts are an even bigger threat to the disabled and veterans, who would face the COLA cut for 30, 40 years or more. Gutting Social Security is going in the wrong direction. A better Social Security reform would insure the wealthy pay their fair share by lifting the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes. We need retirement security, not less.
Let us stand together and speak out against corporate greed performed at the expense of the public.