SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS -- SENATE PLEDGE

[Dems2002]

SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY PLEDGE -- NO AGE INCREASE
Don't let the "Cat Food Commission" Steal Our Money for "FAT CAT" CEOS

The writing is on the wall. The Social Security commission appears stacked with folks determined to screw Americans out of their hard earned Social Security Checks, but any Commission Recommendations must be approved by the US Senate First. We need to get ALL Senators on record that they will:

1. NOT support increasing the SS retirement age to 70

2. NOT support means testing Social Security, turning it into a welfare rather than insurance program

3. NOT support unfairly lowering the COLA standards. The only COLA change should be increasing COLA based on the real world increases of healthcare costs and other household items that particularly affect our elderly

4. SUPPORT raising the cap on income subject to SS only if this will help to INCREASE benefits

5. ACKNOWLEDGE that the $3 trillion dollars held in trust for our Baby Boomers was paid honestly and fairly specifically to be used for Social Security Benefits and will be repaid PERIOD.

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SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY PLEDGE -- NO AGE INCREASE Don't let the "Cat Food Commission" Steal Our Money for "FAT CAT" CEOS The writing is on the wall. Obama appointed a stacked commission to screw Americans out of their hard earned Social Security Checks, but any Commission Recommendations must be approved by the US Senate First. We need to get ALL Senators on record that they will: 1. NOT support increasing the SS retirement age to 70 2. NOT support means testing Social Security, turning it into a welfare rather than insurance program 3. NOT support unfairly lowering the COLA standards. The only COLA change should be increasing COLA based on the real world increases of healthcare costs and other household items that particularly affect our elderly 4. SUPPORT raising the cap on income subject to SS only if this will help to INCREASE benefits 5. ACKNOWLEDGE that the $3 trillion dollars held in trust for our Baby Boomers was paid honestly and fairly specifically to be used for Social Security Taxes and will be repaid as needed If they disagree with any of the above, ask them politely two follow-up questions: 1. How do they expect a 68-year-old construction worker to do construction work? 2. By forcing people to work until 70 who don't want to, aren't they taking jobs from younger Americans? Does this make sense? http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Post feedback in the comments section Contact info below:

If they disagree with any of the above, ask them politely two follow-up questions:

1. How do they expect a 68-year-old construction worker to do construction work?

2. By forcing people to work until 70 who don't want to, aren't they taking jobs from younger Americans? Does this make sense?

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[Dems2002]

1. I called my two California Senators earlier

I've called both Barbara and Dianne and left messages with their domestic legislative people to see if I can get an answer on where each of them stand on social security. I'm sure Dianne is going to say let them eat cat food.

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2. I spoke to Murray and Cantwell's offices

Senator Cantwell has "not expressed any opinion on SS reforms" so I stated my position with the helpful talking points above, and requested a response.

Senator Murray's office started out using the "entitlements need to be reformed" argument. I pointed out that these is no crisis in SS and again stressed my position. The gentleman I talked to came around and admitted that every point I made was correct, and took my name and email so Sen. Murray could respond.