[NYAPRS Enews] SSS: How the Budget Control Act affects Social Security

[Harvey Rosenthal]

Dear Strengthen Social Security Campaign Member: 

Below is a message that was just sent to the campaign E-activist list
that may be of use to you and your organization. With respect to Social
Security, we feel a temporary victory has been achieved thanks to
everyone's very hard work. We recognize that offers limited solace given
the overall outcome of the debt deal.

Also, here is a SSS Campaign fact sheet explaining how Social Security
fared in the debt dea
<http://strengthensocialsecurity.org/sites/default/files/SSSCHowtheDebtC
eilingDealAffectsSocialSecurityFINAL.pdf> l. And here is an excellent
piece by former Senator Russ Feingold
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russ-feingold/social-securitys-biggest_b_
917419.html> describing how the Super Committee can harm Social
Security. Clearly, our work is cut out for us over the next few months.
Onwards, Nancy Altman, Eric Kingson and Frank Clemente

 

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Strengthen Social Security... Don't Cut It
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Take Action
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Sign our petition to Congressional leaders telling them: Hands Off
Social Security!
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The President recently signed into law an increase in the debt ceiling.
The debt deal contains cuts in two rounds.

Round one of those cuts begins immediately - making very painful cuts of
nearly $1 trillion to programs that our families and communities depend
on.

Fortunately, Social Security was spared from those cuts. Medicare and
Medicaid too.

That important victory was thanks to the hard work of people like you.
We asked for your help, and you delivered. Tens of thousands of phone
calls and emails flooded congressional offices in the past month.
Rallies took place around the country, telling Congress to keep their
hands off Social Security! You did it - for now!

But there's much more work ahead. Round Two is about to begin. And
Social Security has a big target on it, as the debt deal requires at
least another $1.2 trillion more to be cut from the federal budget. Even
though Social Security does not contribute a penny to the federal
deficit, Social Security is still being ponied up for cuts.

The debt deal created a "Super Committee" that will decide Social
Security's fate over the next few months.  Twelve members of Congress
will be appointed to the committee in the next two weeks. They will have
enormous power. They can recommend deep benefit cuts. Their plan will be
fast-tracked for an up-or-down vote. No changes in what they recommend
will be possible.

Sign our letter to Congressional leaders telling them only to appoint to
the Super Committee members of Congress who are committed to keeping
their hands off Social Security.
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MX2Y6t4oso9No> 

Thanks again for all that you have done.

Nancy Altman
Co-Director

Eric Kingson
Co-Director

P.S. We've put together some information about this debt deal and what
it means for you
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PeBo5iWY6t4oso9No> . Please take a look and share it with your friends
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5dfxWY6t4oso9No>  and Facebook
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