10 Responses to Happy Birthday Cards for Social Security (77 years old today)

1. nixonclinbushbama August 14th, 2012 at 11:18 am 1

   The only thing wrong with OASDI has been that politicians got to raid the fund almost at will with no consequences.

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2. TomThumb August 14th, 2012 at 12:37 pm 2

   Here is a birthday card (Letter to the Editor) from John Mackey of Syracuse, NY:
   To the Editor:

   “As Congress prepares for the so-called fiscal cliff, I find myself disappointed by the solutions being pushed by some columnists in our nation’s most influential newspapers.
   In just the past few weeks writers such as the New York Times’ Bill Keller and Washington Post’s’ Steve Pearlstein have gone on record in favor of cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits.
   These new calls for benefit cuts come on the heels of the introduction of a new group called Fix The Debt. Touting itself as a grassroots effort, Fix the Debt is backed by CEOs like Honeywell’s David Cote, wealthy investors like Pete Peterson and influential political figures like Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, all of whom have virtually made a living out of advocating for cuts to some of our nation’s most important and successful social programs.
   Combined, these columnists and astroturf groups are beating the drum for “shared sacrifice” in addressing our debt issue, ignoring the fact that many retirees simply can’t afford it, as they rely on Social Security to cover their entire cost of living.
   In reality, cutting benefits is not shared sacrifice — it’s placing the burden of a problem caused by corporate greed and government failure squarely on the backs of those very same Americans who need the help the most.
   John Mackey
   Syracuse

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3. bearman August 14th, 2012 at 3:11 pm 3

   I just read Bernie Sanders birthday card and to his credit he has called Obama again. Also just signed a pettion from SS Works and even Moveon is asking to people to push Obama to pledge no cuts.

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4. TomThumb August 14th, 2012 at 3:22 pm 4

   In response to bearman @ 3

   Thank you Bearman. Do you want to share your Link?

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5. bearman August 14th, 2012 at 4:37 pm 5

   http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6405/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6469

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6. bearman August 14th, 2012 at 4:43 pm 6

   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/as-social-security-turns_b_1776451.html

   I can find the moveon link but it was on Huffington Post

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7. TomThumb August 14th, 2012 at 4:54 pm 7

   In response to bearman @ 6

   Thanks. I reposted your link to the Senator Bernie Sanders post. One of the online radio guys was completely mystified as to why President Obama could not commit to keep Social Security as it is. Especially because the Dems are hammering Ryan and Romney for their plans to cuts social programs. Obama is not fooling anyone.

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8. OmAli August 14th, 2012 at 5:11 pm 8

   This is a great post, TomThumb. Recommended.

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9. Liz Berry August 15th, 2012 at 8:31 am 9

   Tom what a great piece! thank you for reminding me. I was not aware that today is the birthday for Social Security.

   Indeed! it is a day for all Americans to celebrate.

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10. Liz Berry August 15th, 2012 at 8:32 am 10

    In response to bearman @ 5

    Thanks for the link. I’ll publish it on my site too.

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