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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 23, 2020 at 3:52 PM

Re: Trump just said:

Donald Trump just went on TV and said that he’s targeting cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. John, The American people have a clear choice in 2020: Yesterday, Donald Trump announced plans to cut Social Security “toward the end of the year.” Mean…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 22, 2020 at 6:02 PM

“Entitlements on our plate?”

Donald Trump just went on TV and said that he’s targeting cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. John, Donald Trump just went on TV and said that he’s targeting cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.1 CNBC: One last question… [will] entitleme…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 21, 2020 at 9:45 PM

“adjustments”

It’s easy for people in a DC elite bubble, working for think tanks or newspaper editorial boards, to support cutting Social Security. They have no idea what it’s like to live on the average Social Security benefit of less than $18,000 a year. John, When Washingt…
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  Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 20, 2020 at 2:54 PM

All Means All.

John, Despite vehement opposition from the American Medical Association, Medicare and Medicaid were passed into law in 1965. Importantly, the federal government required participating hospitals to comply with the non-discrimination rules of the Civil Rights Act …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 19, 2020 at 3:36 PM

Re: Our next mobile billboard will hold this Senator accountable:

We’re ready to launch our next mobile billboard against…. Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Aging Committee, has taken $1.4 million in campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical and insurance industries and appears more interested in protecting their profi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 18, 2020 at 3:42 PM

Our next mobile billboard will hold this Senator accountable:

We’re ready to launch our next mobile billboard against…. John, Drug and insurance corporations control our political system not because they’re popular with the American people (far from it!), but because they’re quite happy to spend millions of dollars influen…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 17, 2020 at 8:32 PM

Re: NY Times: “Another Disability Disaster in the Making”

By adding burdensome reviews to 2.6 million beneficiaries, the administration’s intent is to demotivate and demoralize people from getting the disability benefits they’ve earned. John, Donald Trump is obsessed with cutting our earned benefits. He proposed $2.5 t…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 16, 2020 at 5:51 PM

NY Times: “Another Disability Disaster in the Making”

By adding burdensome reviews to 2.6 million beneficiaries, the administration’s intent is to demotivate and demoralize people from getting the disability benefits they’ve earned. John, The Trump administration is trying to kick hundreds of thousands of disabled …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 14, 2020 at 6:57 PM

Donald Trump wants to cut Social Security. We won’t let him.

Social Security is one system, and cuts to any part of it are cuts to the system as a whole. John, We launched our tool last week to deliver public comments directly to the Social Security Administration, in opposition to the Trump administration’s new rule that…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 11, 2020 at 4:20 PM

Re: TAKE ACTION: Oppose the Trump administration’s cruel plan to cut Social Security

We should be making it easier for workers to claim their earned Social Security benefits, not harder. John, Social Security is best known as a retirement program. But its disability and survivors benefits are just as important. Imagine that you are hit by a car…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 3:48 PM

TAKE ACTION: Oppose the Trump administration’s cruel plan to cut Social Security

We should be making it easier for workers to claim their earned Social Security benefits, not harder. Tell the Trump Administration: "I oppose the proposed rule change that will result in hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries losing their earned Social Se…
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  Linda Benesch, Social Security Works · [email protected]
January 7, 2020 at 6:19 PM

SIGN NOW: Demand a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment that reflects the real costs that we face

Medicare premiums and deductibles are rising by 7%. A 1.6% increase in Social Security benefits just doesn’t keep up. Tell Congress: "Pass the Social Security 2100 Act and give seniors a cost-of-living adjustment that reflects their real expenses!" …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 6:52 PM

Re: What can we do together

We are SO close to our goal John, Time is running out, and we're still a few donations short of our goal. Since we found out that one of our core funders fell through, SSW members have stepped up. We're SO close to our goal--can you chip in to put us over the to…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 4:09 PM

Re: What we can do together

John, Time is running out, and we're still a few donations short of our goal. Since we found out that one of our core funders fell through, SSW members have stepped up. We're close to our goal--can you chip in to put us over the top? Thanks, and Happy New Year. …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 6:03 PM

What we can do together

John, In 2020, we have the opportunity to elect a new president, and a new Congress. To protect our Social Security system, we’ve got a lot of work to do together. We’re launching a massive campaign to generate hundreds of thousands of public comments to stop …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 4:20 PM

We send a lot of emails. Here’s why:

By staying close to the movement, we’re able to do things that other organizations can’t, or won’t. John, We know, we send a lot of emails. Here’s why: Social Security Works is accountable to you, our grassroots supporters, and no one else. By staying close to the …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 4:20 PM

Re: BREAKING: One of our biggest funders isn't coming through this year

Social Security Works just heard: One of our biggest funders is unable to renew their donation in 2020. John, Just yesterday, Alex shared the news that a donation we had been counting on wasn't going to come through. Since then, grassroots donors have stepped u…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 3:11 PM

BREAKING: One of our biggest funders pulled out

Social Security Works just heard: One of our biggest funders is unable to renew their donation in 2020. John, Social Security Works just heard: One of our biggest funders is unable to renew their donation in 2020. We’re funded mostly by small dollar, grassroot…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 3:52 PM

Senseless budget cuts from the GOP

Congress needs to make it easier, not harder, for Americans to access their earned Social Security benefits. Tell Congress: "With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, the Social Security Administration has a bigger workload than ever. Budget cuts have…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 4:04 PM

Taxpayer funded Ivanka jewelry

She wants to cut your benefits, but thinks she should be reimbursed for $47,000 in jewelry John, In recent days, we’ve been shining a light on the Trump administration’s cruel new regulations that will deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of Social Security re…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 9:22 PM

Re: 21,176 people died the last time this was tried.

An attack on any part of Social Security is an attack on the entire system and all current and future beneficiaries. John, I wanted to bump this again, because it's really important: Trump's new Social Security rule was previously tried and abandoned in the 1980s, a…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 4:06 PM

Re: 21,176 people died the last time this was tried

An attack on any part of Social Security is an attack on the entire system and all current and future beneficiaries. John, I wanted to bump this again, because it's really important: Trump's new Social Security rule was previously tried and abandoned in the 1980s, a…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 8:48 PM

21,176 people died the last time this was tried

An attack on any part of Social Security is an attack on the entire system and all current and future beneficiaries. John, American workers contribute to Social Security with every paycheck. When they do, they are earning comprehensive insurance protections. So…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 5:02 PM

Re: People suffered and died when Ronald Reagan tried this. Trump’s trying again!

We have until January 31 to stop this proposed rule put forward by Trump’s Social Security Administration. John, Donald Trump is trying to rip Social Security disability benefits away from hundreds of thousands of disabled Americans. This headline from Salon[1] …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 5:24 PM

People suffered and died when Ronald Reagan tried this. Trump’s trying again:

We have until January 31 to stop this proposed rule put forward by Trump’s Social Security Administration. Donald Trump’s administration just announced a new proposal to strip many people with disabilities of their Social Security benefits. We’re fighting back―ch…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 15, 2019 at 3:34 PM

This would make our health care system A LOT better.

The only thing stopping a vote are bought-and-paid-for politicians who bend to the will of Big Insurance and for-profit hospital lobbyists. It’s up to us to push Congress to act. Tell Congress: "Pass legislation that would end surprise medical bills before …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 7:21 PM

FAKE NEWS UPDATE: Facebook is allowing right-wing political operatives to run a Russian-style disinformation campaign

The American people used to live by a shared set of facts. We may have disagreed on the policy prescriptions, but the facts we could at least agree on. Tell Congress: "Investigate Facebook’s role in the right-wing disinformation machine. The American peopl…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 9:33 PM

Tell Congress: Pass legislation to make life-saving medicine affordable

We must end Big Pharma’s profits-over-patients business plan. Tell Congress: "Drug prices are outrageous―making many U.S. families choose between putting food on the table and paying for lifesaving prescription drugs. Pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (HR …
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  Michael Phelan, · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 7:53 PM

The Billionaires Strike Back

The same billionaires who want to cut our earned benefits are trying to buy the Presidency, and that’s why our movement is so important. John, Michael Bloomberg wants to buy his way into the White House. In the first week after he announced his run for President, he’…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 8, 2019 at 4:11 PM

Not another privatization “solution” from the GOP

The GOP has the same “solution” for pretty much every aspect of American life: privatize it. Tell the Postal Service Board of Governors: "Don’t privatize the U.S. Postal Service! The Postal Service is an essential part of the fabric of the country and a so…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 7, 2019 at 3:26 PM

Re: What do impeachment and Social Security have in common?

The nation is facing a looming retirement crisis, where too many workers know that they will be unable to ever retire without a drastic decrease in their standard of living. John, Congressional Republicans are afraid to debate the future of Social Security out …
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 4:20 PM

What do impeachment and Social Security have in common?

The nation is facing a looming retirement crisis, where too many workers know that they will be unable to ever retire without a drastic decrease in their standard of living. John, The facts about where Democrats and Republicans stand on Social Security are clear…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 3:33 PM

Re: Trump’s campaign is spending millions of dollars targeting older voters. What’s his strategy?

Here’s the thing: Republican politicians can’t win without seniors. That’s why we’re working to make sure that older voters know what their representatives are up to. John, The Republican plan for 2020 rests on their ability to feed unlimited misinformation to older v…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 4:40 PM

Iowa is waking up >>

Here’s the thing: Republican politicians can’t win without seniors. That’s why we’re working to make sure that older voters know what their representatives are up to. John, We put Sen. Joni Ernst on notice―and the local media took note: Sen. Ernst, who has vo…
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  Team SSW · [email protected]
November 28, 2019 at 3:11 PM

Re: Carve through the Medicare for All disinformation

John, This Thanksgiving, we're fighting to take the next step in the New Deal and expand Medicare for All. But the big money special interests are spending big to spread disinformation about what Medicare for All really means. We're setting the record straight. Read …
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  Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 4:27 PM

Carve through the Medicare for All disinformation

John, This Thanksgiving, Medicare for All will be a hot topic at dining room tables across America. It’s the perfect opportunity to educate our loved ones on why Medicare for All is the best, and indeed the only effective, solution to our health care crisis. I’…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 25, 2019 at 3:23 PM

What’s included in improved Medicare for All

If Medicare for All were the law of the land, health care costs would no longer consume over 40% of the average Social Security benefit--effectively increasing benefits. With Thanksgiving around the corner, and Medicare for All a hot topic, we thought it would be…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 23, 2019 at 3:39 PM

Sign if you agree: It’s time for the richest 0.2% to pay their fair share

Tell Congress: "It’s time for the wealthy to start paying their fair share. A good place to start is the Millionaires Surtax, which would apply a 10% tax on incomes of the richest 0.2%. Pass the Millionaires Surtax to raise $635 billion from America’s riche…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 7:46 PM

Who’s fighting the pharma lobbyists?

For decades, big pharma has owned Congress. John, Why are drug prices outrageously high? Corruption. Most of it is legal corruption, but what else do you call millions of dollars spent bending the political system for personal benefit? Pharmaceutical corporati…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 20, 2019 at 5:42 PM

Which states will Social Security Works PAC be fighting in during 2020?

We can beat all of them. But we have to start NOW. John, Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Joni Ernst in Iowa. Cory Gardner in Colorado. We can beat all of them. But we have to start NOW. In 2018, Social Security Works members helped send Jon “Bowzer” Bauman to more t…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 16, 2019 at 3:47 PM

Re: SIGN NOW: Stop Mitt Romney’s plan to cut Social Security behind closed doors

Politicians don’t shut the door when they’re trying to do something popular. John, Any discussion about the future of Social Security must be done in the light of day, where the American people can see it. That’s how we protect and expand Social Security. Read …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 5:18 PM

SIGN NOW: Stop Mitt Romney’s plan to cut Social Security behind closed doors

Politicians don’t shut the door when they’re trying to do something popular. Tell Congress: "Reject Sen. Mitt Romney’s TRUST Act, which would create a fast-track process to cut Social Security behind closed doors. Any debate over the future of Social Secur…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 6:05 PM

VOTING UPDATE: Billboard in Iowa

Want your opinion to count? Take our one-click poll below, then pitch in to fund this mobile billboard and let Iowans know the truth about Sen. Joni Ernst! John― After one day of voting, we’ve got a virtual tie for which mobile billboard we’ll run in Iowa. #1 an…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 3:39 PM

VOTE: Which mobile billboard ad do you want us to run in Iowa?

John, Sen. Joni Ernst burst onto the political scene in 2014 with a campaign ad highlighting her personal history castrating hogs―but porcine testicles aren't the only thing she wants to cut. At a recent town hall meeting, Ernst admitted to her constituents tha…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 9, 2019 at 2:58 PM

for the kids

Our close ally, Stephanie Taylor, has written a great book for children called I Can Change Everything. Our friends at Strong Arm Press have published it just in time for the holidays. Here's what Stephanie said about the book: John, I’m the co-founder of the …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 7, 2019 at 3:53 PM

Sign if you agree: DC must become a state!

Corporate elites actively work to suppress the voices of the people so that they can control the levers of power themselves. DC residents’ disenfranchisement is part of that scheme. Tell Congress: "The 710,000 residents of Washington, DC are being treated a…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 6, 2019 at 4:59 PM

Re: What Romney means by “fixing” Social Security

Politicians don’t shut the door when they’re trying to do something popular. John, A “fast-track” process to fix Social Security? That’s just another way of saying “behind closed doors.” Any discussion about the future of Social Security must be done in the light of…
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  Michael Phelan, · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 7:00 PM

What Romney means by “fixing” Social Security

Politicians don’t shut the door when they’re trying to do something popular. John, Mitt Romney ran for President seven years ago on a promise to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He even picked Medicare’s worst enemy, Paul Ryan, to be his running mate. Fort…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 2, 2019 at 2:47 PM

Re: “How do you pay for it?”

Here’s the bottom line: Medicare for All doesn’t cost money. It saves money by eliminating the for-profit waste in the insurance system. John, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to finance Medicare For All isn’t just moral―it’s popular. New polling from Data for …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 8:39 PM

“How do you pay for it?”

Here’s the bottom line: Medicare for All doesn’t cost money. It saves money by eliminating the for-profit waste in the insurance system. Tell 2020 Democratic Candidates: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bold plan to build a Medicare for All system will ensure that…
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