This bad bill just took a step forward Hello John,
Is another sham Social Security commission on the way? With your help, we'll make certain that Senator Mitt Romney's (UT) dangerous plan for Social Security doesn't see the light of day!
If you haven't yet signed our important Petition to the Senate, please take a moment to do it now. [link removed] And if you have already signed it: Thank you. With a majority of Senators on Capitol Hill who would likely give the "TRUST Act" their consideration, we cannot take anything for granted. To help the National Committee fight this and all threats to Social Security benefits, please also consider making a gift in whatever amount you can afford today. [link removed] Your gift will go directly to the frontlines of our full-time battle on Capitol Hill to protect and strengthen Social Security.
Sincerely, Julie Lynch
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Stop the Romney Plan! [link removed] DearJohn, This dangerous idea just took a big step forward in Congress ... This week the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing on Senator Mitt Romney's (UT) so-called "TRUST Act" (S. 2733). [link removed] You may recall that this bill would establish a "Rescue Committee" for Social Security and set up a fast track process that could easily lead to devastating cuts to earned benefits and put older Americans on a pathway toward poverty.
Senator Romney has a long history of targeting Social Security. In the past, he's proposed raising the Social Security retirement age, slowing the growth of benefits for some retirees and even privatizing the program. According to Romney, "if you ever want to see a balanced budget, if you ever want to get out of debt, you have to deal with these trust funds." And so we believe this is yet another blatant attempt to blame Social Security [link removed] for our government's reckless tax-and-borrowing policies.
We simply cannot afford for Social Security's future to be put in the hands of a select "committee" in Congress. That's why I'm asking you to <a alt="Click Here to Sign Our Petition" href="[link removed]" name="romney_trust_act" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #004D96; text-align: left;" title="Click Here to Sign Our Petition" ><strong><u>please sign our Petition addressed to your U.S. Senators — urging them to reject Senator Romney's "TRUST Act!"</u></strong></a>
As you know, it's the unpaid-for Trump-GOP tax bill that primarily benefits the very wealthy that caused deficits to skyrocket — not Social Security, which is funded by payroll contributions from employees and employers. There is no question that we must pass legislation that addresses Social Security's projected shortfall in 2035 (after which the program could still pay 80% of benefits). But opponents of this program want you to believe the only way to "rescue" it is through harmful cuts and radical changes. That's simply not true!
Instead, the "Social Security 2100 Act" (H.R. 860), [link removed] which would keep the program solvent for more than 75 years without raising the retirement age or cutting benefits — and would even boost some benefits — would be paid for by requiring the wealthy to pay their fair share into the program and modestly increasing the payroll tax by 1.2% phased in over 24 years (the equivalent of one coffee drink every nine weeks for the average wage earner)!
With budget deficits rising every day and pressure mounting to reduce our government's obligations to retirees and workers, we cannot afford for Senator Romney's bill to gain any traction in the Senate. We need to make our views heard NOW! So please sign our Petition [link removed] to ensure your U.S. Senators know exactly where you stand: against devastating cuts and changes to Social Security!
Sincerely, Max Richtman
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