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Thursday, July 15th, 2010The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Foundation has released a new poll on American’s views on Social Security, proposals for raising the retirement age, and cutting benefits. The national telephone poll, conducted June 24-June 30th by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, shows a growing disconnect between the average American’s economic [...]
Sorting Fiscal Fact from Fiction
Monday, April 26th, 2010Here are Just a Few Things Americans Need to Know about Debt, Deficits, and Social Security The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform holds its inaugural session tomorrow and it’s clear that cutting Social Security is a top priority for many commission members. Barbara Kennelly, President/COE of The National Committee to Preserve Social Security [...]
Americans Need Social Security
Friday, April 23rd, 2010When you think of the people in your life who receive Social Security, do these descriptions fit? Are they..? “70- and 80-year-old people living in gated communities, driving their Lexus to the Perkins Restaurant to get the AARP discount. I mean, it’s unbelievable. ” Fiscal Commission co-chair, former Senator Alan Simpson, NPR, April 2010 Do they [...]
National Call-In Day Underway
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Tomorrow the Senate will consider a proposal to create a fast-track commission targeting Social Security and Medicare for cuts. Fiscal hawks in Congress have selectively redefined our debt and deficit problem in order to fit their preconceived solutions — cutting Social Security and Medicare – and they see this commission as the best political [...]
This Picture is Truly Worth a $Billion Words
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010We’ve written a lot this New Year about the Peterson Foundation’s billion dollar campaign to persuade Americans that we can’t afford Social Security and Medicare…especially the organization’s ongoing efforts to persuade Congress to create a commission targeting these programs for cuts. A Senate vote on the commission proposal is expected anytime after they return, January 20.th [...]
What Will a Billion Dollars Buy You?
Monday, January 4th, 2010For multi-billionaire businessman Pete Peterson it buys you a foundation in your name devoted to cutting so-called “entitlements”, a movie crafted to scare Americans into believing we can’t afford Social Security and Medicare (IOUSA), an online “news service” to pass off your anti-entitlement views as news and even the Washington Post to run these advocacy [...]
Fast-tracking Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009The Senate Budget Committee heard testimony today on Chairman Kent Conrad and ranking member Senator Judd Gregg’s plans to create an entitlement commission. This group would be tasked (among other things) to “renegotiate our social contract”, as David Walker testified, under a fast-tracked, no amendments, up-or-down vote process designed to minimize Congress’ role in making [...]
Medicare: A Critical Element of Health Care Reform
Friday, May 22nd, 2009We gathered an impressive panel of senior advocates and health policy experts on Capitol Hill this week to discuss current efforts to reform our national health care system and a growing consensus that Medicare should play a role in that debate. The National Committee and the Alliance for Retired Americans co-sponsored this panel discussion, focusing [...]
CUT SOCIAL SECURITY, PRIVATIZE MEDICARE…GOP PLAN FOR OUR FUTURE
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009House Republicans, led by Congressman Paul Ryan, released their budget proposal yesterday…yes, on April Fool’s day. Unfortunately, this plan was not offered in jest. And it’s potential affects on America’s seniors and their families is no joke. The GOP plan would cut Social Security. This proposal would means test Social Security, turning a social insurance [...]
Don’t Buy the Lie about Social Security
Thursday, March 19th, 2009A new survey by Sun Life Financial claims that nearly half of all workers questioned would like to stop paying into Social Security, even if that means they don’t get any benefits when they retire. They report more workers in their 30′s share this view (59 percent) than those facing retirement soon, 60 and older (33% [...]
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