Hi,
Senator Ron Johnson insisting that “social security be eliminated as a
federal entitlement program” and that it become a program that requires
annual approval by Congress.^1
Now more than ever we must fully safeguard Social Security from scheming
Republican Senators. Democrats can ensure those protections once and for
all by passing the Social Security 2100 Act.
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Around 65 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits.^2 In fact,
Social Security has been so effective at keeping seniors out of poverty
that eldery poverty was close to 80% in 1940 and has dropped to about 10%
today. This is a MASSIVE success.^3
This is why we need to recognize the variety of tactics Republicans deploy
to attack it. Words like “discretionary”, “privatize”, and “sunset” –
these are dog whistles that all seek one thing: the eradication of Social
Security as we know it.
There is a way to defend against all of these attacks. It’s called the
Social Security 2100 Act and Democrats cannot delay in passing it.
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Thanks for taking action,
Miguel and the team at Demand Progress.
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Sources:
1. Washington Post, “Sen. Johnson suggests ending Medicare, Social
Security as mandatory spending programs,” [ [link removed] ]August 3, 2022.
2. SSA, “Social Security Basic Facts,” [ [link removed] ]June, 2022.
2. The Conversation, “Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2
percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy,”
[ [link removed] ]November 26, 2018.
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