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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 23, 2024 at 9:56 PM

Re: “Shrink Social Security”

Don’t take our word for it―take it from Elon Musk’s favorite think tank the Cato Institute. John, I’m not sure how I can make this clearer: Wall Street think tanks are salivating at what Elon Musk’s commission has planned for our Social Security system. How can you m…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 23, 2024 at 3:58 PM

Re: The right wing has its knives out for Social Security

Don’t take our word for it―take it from Elon Musk’s favorite think tank the Cato Institute. John, I’m not sure how I can make this clearer: Wall Street think tanks are salivating at what Elon Musk’s commission has planned for our Social Security system. How can you m…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 22, 2024 at 3:48 PM

“Shrink Social Security”

Don’t take our word for it―take it from Elon Musk’s favorite think tank the Cato Institute. John, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s commission to slash trillions in spending is the culmination of a 50-year plot to destroy Social Security and Medicare. Don’t take our w…
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  Amazon Labor Union via Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 21, 2024 at 4:23 PM

I want you to hear this directly from me:

We gave them a deadline to meet us, in accordance with our legal rights, and they refused. So we have no choice but to go on strike. John, Hi, my name is Connor Spence, and I am the president of Amazon Labor Union IBT Local 1. Right now, my union is on strike. W…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 20, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Big news on Capitol Hill:

Let’s be clear: The ONLY WAY to cut $2.5 trillion in spending is by slashing Social Security, Medicare, and/or Medicaid. And the “first reconciliation package” is there to set the stage for a $4+ trillion dollar tax cut for millionaires and billionaires like Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, and …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM

Re: The Debt Ceiling

If you had a federal government shutdown on your Christmas list, you’re in luck! John, At midnight tonight, if Congress doesn’t act, the government will shut down for the third time since 2018. It’s worth remembering how we got here: a carefully negotiated 3-month fu…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 19, 2024 at 11:09 PM

The Debt Ceiling.

If you had a federal government shutdown on your Christmas list, you’re in luck! John, If you had a federal government shutdown on your Christmas list, you’re in luck! Yesterday, Elon Musk led a rebellion among Republicans to kill the bipartisan compromise to keep th…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM

Chaos!

If you had a federal government shutdown on your Christmas list, you’re in luck! John, If you had a federal government shutdown on your Christmas list, you’re in luck! Yesterday, Elon Musk led a rebellion among Republicans to kill the bipartisan compromise to keep th…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 18, 2024 at 5:19 PM

I met Marjorie Taylor Greene yesterday

Here’s what caucus co-chair Marjorie Taylor Greene thought of Trump’s campaign promises: John, Yesterday, I spent time on Capitol Hill asking members of the House caucus that support Elon Musk’s Slash & Burn Commission if they would commit to protecting Socia…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 17, 2024 at 10:53 PM

Trump’s Medicaid cuts

Now that Trump is heading back to the White House, he’s planning a $4.6 trillion tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations (on top of the $2 trillion handout he passed the last time around). John, When Donald Trump first ran for President, he promised to keep …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 16, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Fight inequality with unions

Together, we can rebuild the labor movement and stand up to billionaire bullies. Together, we will protect our Social Security system and build an economy that works for all of us. John, Social Security works. Period. But Wall Street politicians are attacking ou…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 15, 2024 at 4:48 PM

Re: Fox News just confirmed…

RUSH A DONATION to FIGHT BACK and PROTECT our Social Security system! John, Fox Business―an even more Wall Street-friendly offshoot of Fox News―is now telling its viewers what we’ve been saying for weeks: Elon Musk’s closed-door Slash & Burn Commission isn’t going…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Elon Musk just confirmed…

RUSH A DONATION to FIGHT BACK and PROTECT our Social Security system! John, Fox Business just confirmed:1 Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy told lawmakers that no federal program is safe from cuts, “and that includes Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.” RUSH A DONA…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 13, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Re: We’re gonna need another billboard truck…

I don’t think people are going to forgive this betrayal. Oregon Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle just signed up for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Slash & Burn Commission. Vice President-elect JD Vance has already confirmed that they will be looking at cutting our Soci…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 12, 2024 at 11:45 PM

We’re gonna need another billboard truck….

Democrats should be crystal clear about what’s going on here: Elon's Slash & Burn Commission and the House caucus that exists to support it are the culmination of a nearly century-long campaign by Wall Street billionaires to dismantle our Social Security system. J…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM

Rep. Val Hoyle

Democrats should be crystal clear about what’s going on here: Elon's Slash & Burn Commission and the House caucus that exists to support it are the culmination of a nearly century-long campaign by Wall Street billionaires to dismantle our Social Security system. J…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 11, 2024 at 11:05 PM

Re: $4 trillion!

Donald Trump put the richest man on Earth, Elon Musk, and pharmaceutical billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of a commission aimed at slashing $2 trillion in government spending. John, No one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Neither Donald Trump …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 11, 2024 at 3:43 PM

Re: $4 trillion

Donald Trump put the richest man on Earth, Elon Musk, and pharmaceutical billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of a commission aimed at slashing $2 trillion in government spending. John, No one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Neither Donald Trump …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 10, 2024 at 8:07 PM

$4 trillion

Donald Trump put the richest man on Earth, Elon Musk, and pharmaceutical billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of a commission aimed at slashing $2 trillion in government spending. John, Republicans keep saying that they’re planning to slash Social Security. Inc…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 8, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Re: This is not a serious process―it’s a set up.

This is the plan: Declare hundreds of billions of dollars in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits as “wasteful,” then stop sending the checks. John, I keep telling people, no one voted for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. But that hasn’t st…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 7, 2024 at 8:53 PM

Elon’s buddy has big plans of his own

This is the plan: Declare hundreds of billions of dollars in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits as “wasteful,” then stop sending the checks. John, We’ve put a lot of attention on Elon Musk’s Slash & Burn Commission taking aim at Social Security…
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  Michael Phelanm Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 7, 2024 at 3:05 PM

This is not a serious process―it’s a set up.

This is the plan: Declare hundreds of billions of dollars in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits as “wasteful,” then stop sending the checks. John, We’ve put a lot of attention on Elon Musk’s Slash & Burn Commission taking aim at Social Security…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 6, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Re: Billboard trucks.

Republicans are desperate for even one Democratic fingerprint on the knife they use to gut Social Security John, Deficit commission co-chairs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were on Capitol Hill yesterday meeting with Congressional allies, and one thing is clear: Republ…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 5, 2024 at 11:04 PM

Billboard trucks

When any politician plays footsie with fascists to destroy the system that generations of Americans built, we will fight back. John, FIRST: Donald Trump put Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, in charge of slashing one-third of the federal budget, and starte…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 5, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Why does Rep. Jared Moskowitz want to help Elon Musk cut Social Security?

When any politician plays footsie with fascists to destroy the system that generations of Americans built, we will fight back. John, FIRST: Donald Trump put Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, in charge of slashing one-third of the federal budget, and starte…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Re: “Interesting thread”

Elon Musk wants to slash his own taxes even further and leave the rest of us on our own. Elon Musk has declared war on Social Security―just like we warned when Trump put Musk in charge of finding $2 trillion in cuts to the federal budget. Now that the election is in t…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 11:21 PM

We told you this would happen.

Elon Musk wants to slash his own taxes even further and leave the rest of us on our own. John, Last night, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote a blueprint for destroying Social Security. And the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who Donald Trump has put in charge of slashing our…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Republican Elon Musk Just Declared War on Social Security

Elon Musk wants to slash his own taxes even further and leave the rest of us on our own. John, Last night, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote a blueprint for destroying Social Security. And the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who Donald Trump has put in charge of slashing our…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 2, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Take action: No cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid!

With our voices combined, we can send Elon’s fiscal commission to the dustbin of history, right next to Matt Gaetz’s AG nomination. John, No one voted to cut Social Security. No one voted to cut Medicare. And no one voted for higher drug prices. Donald Trump ran…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 1, 2024 at 10:13 PM

Re: HISTORY: "neutralize elderly voters"(!)

John, I wanted to be sure you saw Nancy’s email. It’s a long one… but it’s important. Nancy has been in this fight since before the Cato Institute published its “Leninist Strategy” for privatizing Social Security. She knows what she’s talking about, and she knows how …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 1, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Re: HISTORY: "neutralize elderly voters"

John, I wanted to be sure you saw Nancy’s email. It’s a long one… but it’s important. Nancy has been in this fight since before the Cato Institute published its “Leninist Strategy” for privatizing Social Security. She knows what she’s talking about, and she knows how …
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 30, 2024 at 4:15 PM

The decades-long attacks on Social Security continue

John, Social Security is the most popular and effective program in America. That’s why Wall Street has spent decades on a campaign to undermine the people’s faith in the system. Think we’re exaggerating? A right-wing think tank called for a “Leninist Strategy on…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 29, 2024 at 4:17 PM

Re: The Senate must act to protect workers

Strong unions make a strong Social Security system. We need to put pressure on the Senate to confirm NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran! Today is Black Friday, and retail workers are feeling it. Whether you work in an unsafe Amazon warehouse or a Walmart with literal doo…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Defend the IRS from Republican attacks

Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies want to go back to cheating on their taxes and getting away with it. We can’t let that happen! John, Working people pay into Social Security and Medicare with every paycheck. But millionaires stop paying around Valentine’s Day. …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 26, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Re: Elon Musk is working this week

Social Security Works is on Capitol Hill making sure Congress doesn’t sit idly by while Trump and Musk dismantle our Social Security system. We’re fighting back! John, We’re organizing the resistance to Elon’s Slash & Burn Commission. Together with our allies, we’…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 25, 2024 at 10:13 PM

Elon Musk is working this week.

Social Security Works is on Capitol Hill making sure Congress doesn’t sit idly by while Trump and Musk dismantle our Social Security system. We’re fighting back! John, Elon Musk’s plans to shape the second Trump administration are coming into focus: The Washin…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM

Update on Elon’s Slash & Burn Commission

Social Security Works is on Capitol Hill making sure Congress doesn’t sit idly by while Trump and Musk dismantle our Social Security system. We’re fighting back! John, Elon Musk’s plans to shape the second Trump administration are coming into focus: The Washin…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 24, 2024 at 3:56 PM

The Senate must act to protect workers

Strong unions make a strong Social Security system. We need to put pressure on the Senate to confirm NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran! John, Donald Trump is going to be President again. But just because a picket line-crossing scab will once again occupy the Oval Offic…
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  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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