here are two other reasonable alternatives. Particularly Sentator Sherrod Brown's Petition which he will Offer to Senate in the Budget Negotiations. But, the other is a "Call the WH" which is good, too!
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***Preserve SS & Medicare & No Chained CPI!-- Two Actions You Can Take!***
(Either or both of these actions would alert the White House and Congress that there is Opposition out there)
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ACTION FROM AMERICAN FAMILY VOICES:
Friend -
For the last few months, lawmakers have thrown around the ideas of “chained CPI” and “changing the CPI” to balance the budget. But what does that actually mean?
It means cuts to Social Security, and a kick in the gut to elderly Americans and their caregivers.
The CPI is a formula involving inflation and the cost of living; benefits for Social Security are based on that CPI. What “chained CPI” means is “chaining” the cost of living to the today's current costs, and not adjusting them as things like gas, rent, food and other basics become more expensive.
The White House is considering chained CPI to balance the budget, to compromise in a “grand bargain.” This isn’t a grand bargain. This is an awful idea.
Together, we can stop this. Call the White House at 202-456-1414 and tell them: no cuts to Social Security.
We need to tell the President that making cuts to these programs is taking a step backwards – it would be terrible policy, and terrible politics. We cannot allow this “grand bargain” to strip away our benefits.
The White House will release its budget in the next few days.
Our national budget should show our values, including financial security for ourselves and our families. If we stick together, we can find a better solution for our budget without making these awful cuts.
So we need your help now. Call the White House at 202-456-1414 and tell them: no cuts to Social Security.
Mike Lux
American Family Voices
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SENATOR SHERROD BROWN'S CALL FOR ACTION
Dear Friend,
Good news: The Senate voted down the radical Ryan Budget the House sent over.
Bad news: That's not going to be enough to stop efforts to end Medicare as we know it.
This is the third time in as many years extreme Republicans have tried to turn Medicare into a voucher system. And trust me, it won't be the last.
We need to keep fighting. It's the only way to protect our seniors, protect our working families, and make sure we have the resources it takes to keep winning.
I still need your help. Click here to add your name and tell radical Republicans to stop attacking Medicare and start working toward real solutions.
http://action.sherrodbrown.com/page/m/302fed35/444ad60e/705e6c7/20083a19/2929230096/VEsE/
This year's version of the Ryan Budget went down on a bipartisan basis, but the special interest groups that fuel these radical ideas -- the same ones that spent millions of dollars attacking us last year -- haven't gone anywhere.
Their next attack on our seniors, or our working families, is just around the corner. And we need to be there to stop them.
Make sure your voice is heard. Add your name to the petition right now. And if you can, consider contributing a few dollars to help us grow our grassroots support.
Thank you for helping me stand up for seniors and families.
Sherrod
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