AARP now supports cuts
to Social Security.
Let them know we won't back down.
Sign our letter to AARP
Romi -
It's time to burn your AARP card.
According to news reports this morning, the AARP will drop its
opposition to cutting Social Security benefits. The huge organization wants a
"seat at the table" to will decide how to void our country's social contract.
What's worse is that AARP will now use its considerable wealth and
stature to advance this devastating idea in Congress. The group plans to hold
town hall meetings across the country to evangelize this new stance to their
millions of members.
Social Security is in grave danger. Tell the AARP that you won't back
down to threats against Social Security.
Can you sign our letter and pledge to protect Social Security benefit
from any cuts? Click here to add your name:
http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/aarp_cuts
As one of the largest lobbying groups in the country, AARP will likely
now focus much of its $1.4 billion on providing cover for members of Congress,
the administration and others seeking to cut Social Security.
AARP was instrumental in the passage of George W. Bush's disastrous
Medicare Part D plan that diverted millions of dollars to private insurance
companies. In the end, AARP ended up with huge profits from the corporate
giveaway that passed Congress.
Now that they've decided that Social Security and the millions of
seniors that depend on the program are no longer worth their time or money, you
can bet that they'll use those same resources against us.
What's insidious is their attempt to paint this move as a good thing to
their members, and that the death of the Social Security and Medicare programs
are inevitable. Despite countless reports of their stability, AARP is now
feeding the public the same lines as Alan Simpson and Obama's Deficit
Commission.
Can you add your name to our letter and show your support for
protecting Social Security?
Let AARP know they're on the wrong side of this fight. Sign our letter
to AARP's Board of Directors and let them know that as long as they support
cuts to Social Security, we'll be there to fight back.
The fight to protect Social Security has huge implications for future
generations of Americans. Thank you for standing with us as we vehemently
oppose any attempts - big or small - to kill these critical programs.
Thanks for all you do,
- Brian
Brian Sonenstein
Organizer, Firedoglake.com
PS: For more information on this story, check out this Firedoglake.com
post from Eric Kingson, professor of social work at Syracuse University and
former social security advisor to President Obama during the 2008 campaign.
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