Save Social Security

An important message from the Strengthen Social Security coalition: A bipartisan group of Senators continues to threaten needless Social Security cuts. But we can stop them. Today, we need you to call your Senators and demand that they vote for the Sanders-Reid Social Security Protection Amendment. Call your Senators at 1-866-251-4044 
TODAY! Tell them to oppose Social Security cuts and support the Sanders-Reid Social Security Protection Amendment. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Bernie Sanders are taking the lead to protect Social Security from drastic cuts. Their amendment simply says: "Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries should not be cut and Social Security should not be privatized as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit." You can help pass this amendment by picking up the phone RIGHT NOW! Call your Senators at 1-866-251-4044 
TODAY! Tell them to oppose Social Security cuts and support the Sanders-Reid Social Security Protection Amendment. Tell the person who answers the phone: I am a voter/constituent living in [your state]. I am calling to ask the Senator: To oppose all cuts to Social Security. Vote "Yes" on the Sanders-Reid Social Security Protection Amendment. Thank you. The Strengthen Social Security coalition – made up of over 270 national and state organizations, including Campaign for America's Future is leading today's Social Security Call Congress Day. Please take the time today to call 1-866-251-4044 in support of this critical effort and protect Social Security for everyone. This is for you, your children and your grandchildren.

More lies from the deficit chicken hawks

The deficit chicken hawks continue to lie to the American public.

They continue to say we have a terrible public debt. Actually, we are number 26 with about a third the debt of Japan, even less than Germany.

Public Debt by Country

Doesn't look like a good reason to cut food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, expecially when we are doing better (debtwise) than countries with free healthcare, free nursing homes and nearly free college tuition.

We need a third party with no pure social issue concerns

We need a separate political party that only focuses on economic equality – no social issues, idealogy, etc. – just plain fair taxes and benefits for the middle and lower class.

With just a few votes in the Senate and a couple dozen in the House, this new party would wield enough power to move both parties to stop screwing the American people.

Somebody can come up with a name, but we need some elected officials who can appeal to common sense people on both sides of the aisle. They can’t be for or against abortion, gay rights, but they can apply economic ideals to not wanting unnecessary wars, cuts in Social Security and child health, and oppose more corporate tax cuts and NAFTA-type deals.

MSNBC and Politico Unite (it seems)

Today, the news seems to be mirrors - MSNBC commentators, Politico writers and even the Huffy AOL, are arguing that entitlement cuts have to come fast, and that means the destruction of Social Security and Medicare.

One of the most disgusting examples of this Pete Peterson type campaign was MSNBC introducing a segment on cuts for homeless vets as necessary, only because the public is reluctant to cut Medicare, Medicaid and SS, which the commentator argued are "entitlements" that represent 60% of federal spending.

Social Security is not part of the budget and has funds until 2037 to fully fund benefits, a fact that MSNBC commentators know, but lie about to please its corporate masters at Comcast and G.E.

Where is Obama on this? Hiding, as usual, until he compromises with himself to once again take action against the middle class that elected him. It will be something else to discuss at cocktail parties as he juts out his jaw and insures his legacy as one of the worst Presidents in our history.

Another day of Mourning Joke

So tired of Morning Joe complaining that we have not yet cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. It's as though the people who get payoffs for their votes in Congress are going crazy because a widow is getting $800 a month to exist.