Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 22, 2024 at 4:11 PM

HANDS OFF Social Security!

Any changes to Social Security must happen through regular Congressional order, in the light of day. It’s our money. We have paid in through our entire working lives―and we’re not going to let Elon Musk and Donald Trump take it! John, No one voted to cut Social …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Re: Dr. Oz?!

Donald Trump wants to put TV doctor-turned-failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz (better known as Dr. Oz) in charge of CMS. And this headline from Oz’s Senate campaign shows how dangerous that is: John, Donald Trump is putting Dr. Oz in charge of Medicare and Medicaid. W…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM

Dr. Oz?!

Donald Trump wants to put TV doctor-turned-failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz (better known as Dr. Oz) in charge of CMS. And this headline from Oz’s Senate campaign shows how dangerous that is: John, Since winning the election, Donald Trump has been rolling out dangero…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Re: Who pays for Elon’s commission?

The truth is, no one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Pew just released their post-election survey which found that 77% of Donald Trump supporters say that Social Security should not be reduced in any way: John, If Wall Street pays for Elon Musk’s…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 5:36 PM

Re: Who’s paying for Elon’s commission?

The truth is, no one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Pew just released their post-election survey which found that 77% of Donald Trump supporters say that Social Security should not be reduced in any way: John, If Wall Street pays for Elon Musk’s…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Who does Elon Musk work for?

The truth is, no one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Pew just released their post-election survey which found that 77% of Donald Trump supporters say that Social Security should not be reduced in any way: John, Donald Trump has empowered Elon Mus…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Re: Trump’s long game:

John, Republicans have been trying to destroy Social Security for nearly a century. But they’ve never made a dent because the American people love Social Security. It’s a system that generations of Americans have built over decades. Everyone pays in and everyone gets …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 17, 2024 at 3:14 PM

How do you solve a problem like Alito?

This Court has unlocked the torrent of dark money that elected Donald Trump. Now, the same billionaires who take Justices to their hunting resorts are scheming to raid Social Security’s $2.8 trillion trust fund. And their bought-and-paid-for Justices are standing by to help them along if Trump…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM

Re: Trump’s long game

John, Republicans have been trying to destroy Social Security for nearly a century. But they’ve never made a dent because the American people love Social Security. It’s a system that generations of Americans have built over decades. Everyone pays in and everyone gets …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 15, 2024 at 11:43 PM

Trump’s long game...

John, Donald Trump named the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and Big Pharma billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new commission aimed at slashing popular government programs―and he’s looking at ways to bypass Congress and force his changes through by fia…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 15, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Trump’s long game

John, Donald Trump named the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and Big Pharma billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new commission aimed at slashing popular government programs―and he’s looking at ways to bypass Congress and force his changes through by fia…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 11:09 PM

Re: We were built for this.

John―yesterday we warned you that Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” was a smokescreen to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid without public input. Then, we learned that Trump was looking for ways to implement Elon’s proposed cuts wi…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 7:14 PM

Re: We were built for this

John―yesterday we warned you that Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” was a smokescreen to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid without public input. Then, we learned that Trump was looking for ways to implement Elon’s proposed cuts wi…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 10:57 PM

We were built for this.

John, Donald Trump just announced a new initiative to slash Social Security and Medicare―and he’s hiding behind Elon Musk to do it. The so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,” which will be co-chaired by MAGA Megadonor Elon Musk and failed billionaire Presid…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM

We were built for this

John, Donald Trump just announced a new initiative to slash Social Security and Medicare―and he’s hiding behind Elon Musk to do it. The so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,” which will be co-chaired by MAGA Megadonor Elon Musk and failed billionaire Presid…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 10, 2024 at 4:36 PM

It’s never over.

It’s a dangerous time. I can’t guarantee that we will win. But we haven’t lost. Not as long as we are still fighting. I want to thank everyone for the kind words about yesterday's email. The media is full of people pointing fingers, blaming each other for what hap…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 9, 2024 at 10:46 PM

It’s not over

It’s a dangerous time. I can’t guarantee that we will win. But we haven’t lost. Not as long as we are still fighting. John, We lost big on Tuesday. It feels terrible. Families are going to be separated, women needing abortions will die, and billionaires will get …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 9, 2024 at 4:14 PM

It’s not over.

It’s a dangerous time. I can’t guarantee that we will win. But we haven’t lost. Not as long as we are still fighting. John, We lost big on Tuesday. It feels terrible. Families are going to be separated, women needing abortions will die, and billionaires will get …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 7, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Social Security and Medicare are in danger.

Three-fourths of Americans want to see Social Security expanded―not cut. Even more want to see corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. 84% of Americans want to expand Medicare to cover dental services. John, Donald Trump is going to return to t…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 8:08 PM

A very special candidate

John, I’ve spent months writing to you in support of some of my favorite Social Security champions. In my last email before Election Day, I want to tell you about one more candidate — Social Security champion Christina Bohannan. Bohannan is running for U.S. House i…

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  Robert Reich for Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 4:41 PM

THIS is what will happen on Election Night

John, please see this important call to action from Robert Reich below and then join the campaign by adding your name today. ADD YOUR NAME Dear John, In a dirty trick on the American people, Trump used the election night “red mirage” in 2020 to fue…

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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 3, 2024 at 8:32 PM

Let the Trump tax scam expire

We should let Trump’s bogus tax scam expire and enact a fair tax code that makes millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share, and that protects our Social Security system! John, No matter who wins on Tuesday, a large portion of Donald Trump’s 2017 tax scam …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Re: What happens on Tuesday will shape the rest of our lives

We are doing everything we can to drive home this message between now and Election Day. Can you rush a donation to power our movement in the final stretch? John, We’re measuring time until Election Day in hours, not days. It’s that close. Before you sit down to find …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM

The final weekend

We are doing everything we can to drive home this message between now and Election Day. Can you rush a donation to power our movement in the final stretch? John, Election Day is Tuesday. And what happens Tuesday will shape the rest of our lives. Will we secure the ri…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM

RE: Social Security’s future is on the line in Pennsylvania

John, With just days to go until the 2024 election, Jon “Bowzer” Bauman is in Pennsylvania, supporting two of Social Security’s biggest champions in Congress — Reps. Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright. Wild and Cartwright are in some of the country’s most competitive …

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Social Security’s future is on the line in Pennsylvania

John, I’m spending the final days before the 2024 election in Pennsylvania — a state that’s critical for both the Presidential election and for control of the U.S. Congress. I recently held events with two of my favorite Social Security champions — Susan Wild (D-PA…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 31, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Re: Paul Krugman’s warning:

Both Trump and Musk have floated that they could cut one-third of government spending, with Musk promising “no exceptions.” That means cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid! John, I wanted to be sure you saw Paul Krugman's warning. The Nobel Prize-winning eco…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM

Paul Krugman’s warning

Both Trump and Musk have floated that they could cut one-third of government spending, with Musk promising “no exceptions.” That means cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid! John, Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times[1] with an urgent warning: Krugman i…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 2:53 PM

RE: We could lose a key Social Security champion

John, When we’re in the halls of Congress advocating for Social Security and Medicare, we can always count on Senator Bob Casey and his team. Casey, who chairs the Senate Aging Committee, is a sponsor of legislation to expand Social Security and make annual cost-of-l…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM

One of the hardest working Senators for seniors

John, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is one of the most hard-working and knowledgeable advocates for seniors in the U.S. Senate. As Chair of the Senate Aging Committee, he’s fighting to expand Social Security and Medicare, lower drug prices, and make nursing homes safer.   …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 9:25 PM

I was in Puerto Rico last week.

We didn’t think that Puerto Rico would become an issue in the election. We fought for the office’s re-opening because San Juan is home to about as many people as all of Wyoming, and they deserve to be able to access the benefits they pay into through a lifetime of hard work, just like every ot…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM

RE: These NY Congressional races could determine who controls the U.S. House

John, As election day approaches, John “Bowzer” Bauman is criss-crossing the country on behalf of Social Security Works PAC. Yesterday, he wrote to you about a trip he took to New York, where he endorsed two outstanding Social Security champions — Josh Riley and John…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Tight congressional races that could determine the future of Social Security and Medicare

John, Earlier this month, I went to New York to endorse two of my favorite Social Security champions: Josh Riley and John Mannion. They're running for the U.S. House to unseat Republicans with terrible records on Social Security. Josh Riley pledges that he “will ne…

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  Robert Reich for Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 26, 2024 at 2:18 PM

DOJ: Investigate and Prosecute Elon Musk's Potentially Illegal Trump Events Now!

Elon Musk is giving away $1 million a day to swing-state voters who sign his petition and vote to try to buy the election for Donald Trump. The outsized influence of billionaires like Musk on our presidential elections must be curbed immediately. Dear John, If w…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 24, 2024 at 4:16 PM

“Social Security belongs to us, not to Wall Street”

“I will never let politicians take away the money seniors have earned, raise the retirement age or play games with your financial security.” John, Dan Osborn, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, is poised to shock the political world. Osborn is runn…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 5:09 PM

Re: Donald Trump’s Social Security plan is bad, folks

This is the kind of news that moves votes--but only if seniors hear it! Donald Trump would rather we talk about literally anything other than his Social Security plans. That's because there's nothing abstract about a scheme to take $2.3 TRILLION from Social Security w…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM

Donald Trump’s Social Security plan is bad, folks.

Kamala Harris is actually interested in solving problems that seniors face. Trump wants to help millionaires and leave the rest of us in the dust. John, A new analysis from right-leaning think tank the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget just looked at how Dona…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 22, 2024 at 4:02 PM

ANALYSIS: Trump’s agenda would slash Social Security by $2.3 TRILLION

Kamala Harris is actually interested in solving problems that seniors face. Trump wants to help millionaires and leave the rest of us in the dust. John, A new analysis from right-leaning think tank the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget just looked at how Dona…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 4:49 PM

Project 2025 is a recipe for Medicare disaster.

With all of the other chaos that Donald Trump has kicked up, this hasn’t gotten the attention that it deserves. We’re changing that. John, Project 2025 is a blueprint for a second Trump administration, written by people who expect to staff Trump if he wins in Nov…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 20, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Unelected judges are making Republican dreams come true. Is Social Security next?

The Supreme Court, stacked with unelected judges appointed by presidents rejected by voters, can act as the ultimate closed-door committee. John, In recent years, the Supreme Court has been a nightmare. They’ve created an America with more mass shootings, fewer …

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  Alex Lawson Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 4:10 PM

Re: EXPAND Medicare

Vice President Harris’s plan to expand Medicare and create a Medicare at Home benefit would ensure people can retire in dignity, not destitution. Can you sign our petition to demand Congress pass it? John, Kamala Harris’s Medicare at Home plan is HUGE. Anyone wh…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 18, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Kamala’s plan to expand Medicare

Vice President Harris’s plan to expand Medicare and create a Medicare at Home benefit would ensure people can retire in dignity, not destitution. Can you sign our petition to demand Congress pass it? John, Kamala Harris just announced a plan to expand Medicare to…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 7:36 PM

These races are extremely close!

Replace Republicans who want to slash our earned benefits with Social Security champions. John, As Election Day approaches, I’m continuing to travel around the country endorsing outstanding Social Security champions! I just visited Pennsylvania and New York to campa…

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  Robert Reich and Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 14, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Tell the media: No more ‘sane-washing’ Donald Trump

The mainstream media are “sane-washing” Trump, treating his false and outrageous claims as if they were just perfectly ordinary. John, Trump's rhetoric on Social Security and Medicare gets the same sane-washing treatment as the examples our friend Robert Reich id…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 13, 2024 at 11:36 PM

RE: Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde is terrified of older voters

John, Eric Hovde is running for Senate in Wisconsin — and he’s dripping with disdain for seniors and our earned benefits. Hovde: Wants to raise the retirement age to 72 Says that people in nursing homes shouldn’t vote Is a banker with a $67 million net worth — and …

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 12, 2024 at 1:31 PM

“Almost nobody in a nursing home is at a point to vote”

Eric Hovde wants to make huge cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and raise the retirement age to 72. John, “Almost nobody in a nursing home is at a point to vote.” - Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde Hovde is terrified of older voters — and with the platf…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 4:45 PM

Re: This year’s COLA:

Seniors need to know: Republicans think that today’s Social Security benefits are too high, and are willing to fight to lower them. Did you see the news, John?? The Social Security Administration announced that Social Security benefits will increase by 2.5% next year …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 10, 2024 at 4:24 PM

This year’s COLA

Seniors need to know: Republicans think that today’s Social Security benefits are too high, and are willing to fight to lower them. John, Big news: the Social Security Administration just announced that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 9, 2024 at 9:12 PM

Re: Good news for everyone (except the billionaires)

I can't overstate how huge this announcement is. Currently, the only long-term care system that we have in this country falls on Medicaid, which is means-tested. Long-term care costs around $100,000 per year, so almost no one can afford it. Did you hear the news, John…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 9, 2024 at 3:52 PM

Re: Good news for everyone except the billionaires

I can't overstate how huge this announcement is. Currently, the only long-term care system that we have in this country falls on Medicaid, which is means-tested. Long-term care costs around $100,000 per year, so almost no one can afford it. Did you hear the news, John…

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