Nancy Pelosi: Entitlement cuts worse for women

[Karmadillo]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58813.html

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday marshaled a key constituency in her push to protect entitlements: women.

“We know firsthand the impact of changes in Medicare,” said Pelosi, flanked by 14 other Democratic women. “We know it because we are women and caregivers and we know it because of the people we represent. We know it because of the special interest we have taken in this bedrock of security for women and families in our country.”

Several lawmakers pointed out that women tend to live longer than men, and are usually the primary caregivers in families – making their dependency on key social programs that much more urgent.

Several of Pelosi’s colleagues were adamant that changing how Social Security benefits are calculated would essentially be cutting benefits – a stance that the House’s top Democrat didn’t embrace on Tuesday.

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[chill_wind]

1. She still can't bring herself to say it.

Several of Pelosi’s colleagues were adamant that changing how Social Security benefits are calculated would essentially be cutting benefits – a stance that the House’s top Democrat didn’t embrace on Tuesday.

"Pelosi, on Tuesday, didn’t say whether she agrees – mirroring her comments last week when she dodged on whether changing the CPI would be, in effect, cutting benefits."

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[WorseBeforeBetter]

6. Re-read the 3rd paragraph of the OP, Einstein.

Gotta link(s) for that 60% claim?

[chill_wind]

3. more:

National Women's Law Center

Testimony of Joan Entmacher Before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Hearing on Social Security's Finances and Benefits
July 08, 2011

http://www.nwlc.org/resource/testimony-joan-entmacher-house-committee-ways-and-means-subcommittee-social-security-hearin


Switching to the Chained CPI Is a Social Security Benefit Cut that Especially Hurts Women, NWLC Finds
June 22, 2011

http://www.nwlc.org/press-release/switching-chained-cpi-social-security-benefit-cut-especially-hurts-women-nwlc-finds

[applegrove]

4. That is the way to do it Nancy. Chip of the support of independant & teabagging women.

Women will be hit harder.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

5. K&R