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John,
Billionaires like Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos will do anything to keep from paying their fair share into Social Security.
The Post’s editorial page has had an axe to grind against our Social Security system for years. But when the contagion spread to the “news” page by printing falsehoods that were contradicted by subsequent articles in the Washington Post, we sprang into action.
Together, we’ve sent nearly 10,000 emails demanding a correction to the Washington Post’s Executive Editor.
We’re keeping up the pressure on politicians AND the media to protect our Social Security system! Chip in $7 today!
The Post’s article was a textbook example of how to attack Social Security.
Wall Street has two goals: They want to avoid paying taxes and they want to destroy Social Security and take its nearly $2.8 trillion trust fund and gamble it on the stock market, extracting massive fees along the way. Wall Street’s problem is that Social Security is just about the most popular program in the country. Almost no one wants to see it cut. So instead of coming out and declaring their intention to cut Social Security, Wall Street and the politicians try to destroy people’s confidence that Social Security will be there for them.
That’s how you end up with headlines like the one in the Post last week, that falsely claims Social Security is “running out of money.” It literally cannot. In 11 years, if no action is taken, Social Security will only have enough income to pay out about 83% of promised benefits. There’s a big difference between 83% and 0%.
We have 11 years to make billionaires like Jeff Bezos pay their fair share. Then not only will Social Security be able to pay 100% of promised benefits into the future, we can even EXPAND benefits!
We’re going to keep standing up to billionaire bullies! Rush a donation to Social Security Works today!
Thank you,
Michael Phelan
Social Security Works
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