Tuesday, January 4, 2011

We CAN Protect Social Security! | OurFuture.org

Scanned image of author's US Social Security card.Image via Wikipedia
By Dave Johnson

There are rumors that President Obama is going to ask for cuts in Social Security in his State of the Union speech. We have 4 weeks to stop him. People, we can stop this.

Last week in Obama to blink first on Social Security, Robert Kuttner wrote that the President, in his coming State of the Union speech, might follow up on the recommendations of his deficit commission by announcing a plan to cut Social Security.

If this happens it would be an utter disaster for Americans and for the future of American politics.

Millions of elderly people now and in the future absolutely depend on Social Security as the only thing keeping them from eating cat food because they can afford nothing else. On top of that, Social Security is the bedrock of people's faith in and understanding of government.
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