John,

Today’s New York Times finally takes notice of the danger to our Social Security system in this year’s election.

What they detail is the movement we’ve built over the past decade:¹

As recently as 2010, benefit cuts were widely embraced by Mr. Biden and many other centrist Democrats as part of broader bipartisan deals to repair Social Security’s finances or to reduce the federal deficit, which never reached fruition. Progressives fought the benefit-cutting. And in 2013, they began pushing the idea that benefits should be expanded. [...] Since then, the Democratic Party has taken a decisive left turn on Social Security: In 2020, none of the 11 Democratic presidential candidates advocate cuts, and most favor expanding benefits.

As Social Security Works’ President, Nancy Altman, told the Times, “The more power Democrats have, the more likely it is that there will be action [to expand benefits].”

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell have publicly mused about cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in a second Trump term. And Trump’s administration has launched a war on seniors through arcane rules that will make it harder to access earned benefits, and that’ll destroy Medicaid’s promise of guaranteed health coverage (including long-term care).

Because of the movement we’ve built together, the media is finally waking up to the danger to our Social Security system in this year’s election. This must be a central message in the 2020 election―one that every voter must hear. Can you chip in $8 to keep up the pressure?

Thanks,

Michael Phelan
Social Security Works