Call Tuesday: Say NO to Social Security and Medicare Cuts!

> Call Tuesday: Say NO to Social Security and Medicare Cuts!
>
> Working people did not cause the nation's debt, but the president's
> deficit commission is trying to force workers to pay for it.
>
> The commission's co-chairs have proposed an increase in the social
> security retirement age, cuts in social security benefits, increases
> in
> Medicare co-pays, and many other changes that would destroy our best
> programs won through decades of struggle.
>
> Join a nationwide call-in day on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, to let
> Congress know that the people say "no" to any cuts in Medicare or
> Social
> Security.
>
> Please call your Congressperson and Senators at (202) 224-3121.
>
> Tell them:
>
> "No cuts in Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits. No
> raising of
> the age of retirement." You could also add that one of the best
> ways to
> rein in costs is to pass single payer health care, HR 676.
>
> The Washington State Labor Council (WSLC), the AFL-CIO state
> affiliate,
> led the way last August when their convention noted that efforts to
> cut
> social security and Medicare are "…supported by the Peter G.
> Peterson's
> Foundation, funded by billionaire Peterson's Wall Street fortune, as
> well
> as by traditional corporate opponents of social insurance such as
> the U.S.
> Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers…."
> The WSLC's resolution explains that "there is no short-term funding
> issue
> with Social Security, as there is a surplus of $2.5 trillion in the
> Social
> Security Trust Funds, and full benefits are projected to be payable
> until
> 2037 if nothing is changed…"
> The WSLC's resolution states: "…we strongly oppose any efforts to
> diminish lifeline programs including, but not limited to, Social
> Security,
> Medicare, and Medicaid, as these programs are more important than ever
> because of our damaged economy…"
> The Washington State Labor Council also advocates the lifting of the
> cap
> on the Social Security tax so that those who earn above $106,000
> will pay
> the tax on all of their earnings just like those who earn less than
> that.
> The full resolution is here: http://www.wslc.org/00resolu.htm#05
> Make your calls on Tuesday, November 30. Let's create a groundswell
> of
> protest to block this enormous effort to make workers pay for the
> problems
> caused by the wealthy corporations. #30#
>
> Distributed by:
>
> All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
> c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
> 1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218
> Louisville, KY 40217
>
> (502) 636 1551
> Email: nursenpo@aol.com
> http://unionsforsinglepayer.org/
> 11/29/2010