[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Fw: BREAKING: House GOP Attacks Social Security on day one!

[John Thielking]

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From: John Thielking <pagesincolor at yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 2:52 PM
Subject: Fw: BREAKING: House GOP Attacks Social Security on day one!
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 *From:* "Alex Lawson, Social Security Works" <info at socialsecurityworks.org>
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*Sent:* Tuesday, January 6, 2015 2:23 PM
*Subject:* BREAKING: House GOP Attacks Social Security on day one!

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John,

We knew that the new Republican Congress wanted to dismantle our Social
Security system brick by brick—but we didn’t expect them to do it on their
first day!

*They’ve taken what should be a dry, mundane exercise – the adoption of new
rules by the newly convening House of Representatives – and turned it into
a stealth attack on our Social Security system. This rule is nothing more
than an attempt to divide people who believe in Social Security. *

*We need to tell Congress we stand united on the side of our WHOLE Social
Security system! We reject the games and forced crises. Social Security
works, period.
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The new Republican rule prevents a simple technical amendment, known as
“reallocation” – something that has been done many times over the history
of Social Security, something that few persons other than actuaries and
other Social Security experts ever know about – from being enacted in the
next two years to ensure that all Social Security benefits continue to be
paid in full and on time.

The new rule mandates a 20% cut in benefits to disabled workers unless
legislation is passed that either cuts workers’ Social Security retirement
benefits or raises taxes.

*Social Security isn’t a hostage or a bargaining chip.* It is a universal
system based on the principle that we are stronger together. The program’s
opponents seek to divide and conquer. They seek to turn young against old
by falsely claiming that too much is being spent on the old. This time they
seek to drive a wedge between retired workers and disabled workers by
claiming that reallocation helps the disabled at the expense of retirees –
another preposterous claim. All of these divide-and-conquer strategies are
intended to turn Americans against each other so that all of our benefits
can be cut.

*This is no way for elected officials to treat the constituents they are
supposed to serve.* Hostage-taking to force changes that the American
people do not want to a vital program like Social Security is no way to run
the United States of America. But if we stand together, this stealth effort
to pull apart our Social Security will be defeated.

*Tell Congress: We will not be divided. Support for the whole Social
Security system is essential to our economic security, and we won’t stand
for underhanded attempts to undermine it.
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Thank you,
Alex Lawson
Executive Director
Social Security Works

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