John,

This week, our Social Security system celebrated its 84th birthday!

But behind the scenes, the same moneyed interests that have been undermining it are gearing up for another assault on our earned benefits.

Social Security Works has led the fight to not only defend our earned benefits, but EXPAND them to address the retirement security crisis brought about by Wall Street's greed.

Read Alex's email below , and chip in to fight back!

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Thanks,

Linda Benesch
Social Security Works

--ALEX'S EMAIL--

John,

The Koch brothers recently rolled out their latest campaign to destroy our Social Security system, partnering with tax scam architect Stephen Moore to renew a push for privatization.

But a new book just revealed that their methods are even more insidious: The Koch Brothers have been secretly funding so-called “centrist” think tank Third Way, who have spent years aiming to erode Democrats’ commitment to Social Security.¹

We’ve long called Third Way a Wall Street front-group, as they’ve spent decades scaremongering about the deficit and pursuing benefit cuts. But being on the Koch payroll is a whole different ballgame.

The Koch brothers, ideological billionaires who have spent decades corrupting our public institutions and paving the way for Republicans, have had their sights set on Social Security for a long time. They proudly fund right-wing think tanks like the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation to create an echo chamber of poisonous, anti-government ideas. Having Third Way in their pocket makes them all the more dangerous.

Social Security Works is fighting back. We’re telling the TRUTH about Social Security: It WORKS, and it’s worked for 84 years! Chip in to fight back against these Koch-funded lies.

In retrospect, Third Way’s secret Koch affiliation should have been obvious. In 2012, they published an Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal,² criticizing Elizabeth Warren for leading the fight to expand Social Security. We led protests on Third Way’s offices, where Matt Bennett admitted that they don’t have grassroots support.³

As the Koch brothers gear up for another assault on Social Security, we need to band together as a movement, and not be divided by Koch-funded concern trolling from our so-called allies.

Chip in $5 to keep our movement strong!

Thanks,

Alex Lawson,
Social Security Works

¹ https://theintercept.com/2019/08/13/koch-brothers-third-way/
² https://www.wsj.com/articles/economic-populism-is-a-dead-end-for-democratseconomic-populism-is-a-dead-end-for-democrats-1386019787
³ http://swampland.time.com/2013/12/12/democratic-divide-on-social-security-spills-into-streets/