Only a true creature of Wall Street could try telling people that even though they are getting less money it isn't really a cut.
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John,

This week, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) took down Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Trump’s disgusting budget proposal.

Sen. Cortez Masto: “This budget actually requests a cut of $90 billion for seniors on Social Security, correct?”

Sec. Mnuchin: “I believe it’s not a cut, it’s a reduction in the rate of increase.”

Here’s what I wish she’d asked next: Why are Social Security benefits scheduled to increase over time?

The answer is, Social Security benefits receive an automatic adjustment every year to help them keep up with inflation. Reducing that growth means that more of every Social Security check is eaten up by rising medicine, housing, and food costs. If that’s not a benefit cut, I don’t know what is.

Donate to Social Security Works today to fight back against the Trump administration’s lies about Social Security and to rally the American people to expand, never cut, our earned benefits!

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Only a true creature of Wall Street could try telling people that even though they are getting less money it isn't really a cut. If Social Security benefits were to stay flat every year, they would quickly begin losing value due to inflation. We need to make annual cost-of-living adjustments more generous, not less!

This Trump budget seeks to extend the Trump tax breaks for the wealthy, increasing their cost from $1.9 trillion to $3.1 trillion. At the same time, it cuts Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Don’t let Steven Mnuchin’s Washington-speak fool anyone. Donate today to fight back against the Trump administration’s lies and policies that are meant to hurt seniors and people with disabilities just to make the rich even richer.

Trump will continue to lie about his record on Social Security. It’s up to us to educate and rally the American people against these dangerous policies and demand accountability from this corrupt administration.


Thank you,

Alex Lawson
Social Security Works

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