John,

Yesterday we wrote to you about Trump’s attempt to defund our Social Security system.

Even as the pandemic-fueled economic crisis deepens, we’re already starting to hear predictable voices of austerity claiming that the only way to “pay for” the recovery will be to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Let’s be clear: This deficit fearmongering is exactly why Republicans want to cut Social Security’s funding in the first place. Social Security has a $2.9 TRILLION surplus, and can pay full benefits for more than a decade, without a penny from general revenue. But if Trump gets his way, that trust fund will shrink faster, and the demands for cuts will grow louder.

The truth is, if the rich paid their fair share, there wouldn’t be a Social Security shortfall at all―we could easily afford to increase benefits and address the retirement crisis.

That’s what Social Security Works fights for. Together, we will EXPAND Social Security, never cut it.

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Thanks,

Alex Lawson
Social Security Works

John,

Donald Trump is dead set on defunding and destroying our Social Security system.

How do we know? He and his advisors won’t stop talking about a “payroll tax cut”―a stimulus measure that would put more money in the pockets of wealthier people, do absolutely nothing for the 37 million people who have lost their jobs in the last few weeks, and cut Social Security’s dedicated revenue.

But just yesterday, Trump’s top economic advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters “There’s stuff going on behind the scenes… the president is very keen on it. It’s very much alive.”¹

Social Security Works was founded to take on behind-closed-doors attempts to cut Social Security and Medicare. We’ve stopped them before, and we’ll do it again! Chip in $5 today to fight back!!

More than 85 thousand Americans have died. Millions are out of work. While corporations get trillions in bailout money from the Fed, the Trump administration is finding new ways to screw the American people.

South Korea’s first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed at the same time as ours. Fewer than 300 people have died there. This is a preventable tragedy, and instead of trying to help, Trump is exploiting the chaos to come after our Social Security system.

We’re holding the line, and making sure that Congress REJECTS every attempt by the Trump administration to defund and destroy our Social Security system! Chip in to fight back against Trump’s attacks!

Thanks,

Michael Phelan
Social Security Works