BREAKING: The “bipartisan” deficit reduction commission — appointed by President Obama and led by millionaires — just made their ideas public. And they are ridiculous.
They recommend to Congress cutting Social Security benefits and raising the retirement age. (Shockingly, the commission of millionaires didn’t focus on raising taxes on the wealthy.)
We need to respond fast to make sure this goes nowhere. House Progressive Caucus Chair Raul Grijalva (who we just helped re-elect) has boldly organized over 100 of his colleagues to fight this proposal.
Then, share with others — including on Facebook or Twitter.
We’ll inform Grijalva of our progress, so he can work with us to inform the media of this grassroots support.
Just today, Talking Points Memo reported on a poll we commissioned asking voters their preference on how to reduce the deficit:
- 43% say raise taxes on the wealthy
- 22% say cut the huge military budget
- Only 12% say cut Social Security
Yet this “bipartisan” commission of millionaires recommends the exact opposite? Nancy Pelosi calls it “simply unacceptable.”
Help House progressives declare loudly: Cutting Social Security is simply not an option. Click to be a “citizen signer” of Grijalva’s letter — then share this email with others.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
— Stephanie Taylor, Julia Rosen, Jason Rosenbaum, Forrest Brown, and the PCCC team
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