The House Republican caucus has consistently looked for ways to protect high-income taxpayers from a tax increase, at the expense of beneficiaries of government programs such as enrollees in Social Security and Medicare.
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Max Richtman, President/CEO of the National Committee, was recently on PBS NewsHour speaking about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and its relation to the so-called fiscal cliff.
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The billion dollar national campaign to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to reduce the deficit is an example of the old political saying: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” America doesn’t face an entitlement crisis. However, cutting benefits for middle-class and poor Americans remains the go-to solution for fiscal conservatives who see the congressionally created “fiscal cliff” as their golden opportunity to target these vital programs.
Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) stands up for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid at Summit on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at National Committee event where volunteers will deliver petitions to Members of Congress urging them not to cut Social Security or Medicare.
“No cuts to Social Security! No Cuts to Medicare! No Cuts to Medicaid!” -Senator Sanders
(at United States Capitol Building)
Americans Don’t Support Cutting Social Security & Medicare for Deficit Reduction – Even Wall Street-backed “Third Way” Agrees.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Americans do not support cutting Social Security and Medicare to pay down the debt.
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There was good news in this deal for seniors including: the end of the Social Security payroll tax holiday (which should never have been implemented in the first place), a one year doc fix preventing a massive cut in doctors’ Medicare reimbursements and extension of a number of Medicare programs that would have expired December 31st.
We should not be cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits to put our fiscal house in order.
What do you do when the vast majority of Americans, of all ages and political stripes, disagree with you? If you’re part of the well-financed anti-Social Security, Medicare lobby, you simply spend a portion of your billion dollar investment on a massive nationwide advertising campaign designed to convince Americans that cutting middle-class benefits is as American as…let’s see…McDonald’s hamburgers.
Help us protect Social Security and Medicare benefits during the lame duck by signing our petition!
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On this date in 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the #ADA into law — making it easier for older Americans and others with #disabilities to get around at home, participate in their communities, and go to work. #ADA31