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Tweet Congress RIGHT F*CKING NOW!!1!!1!!!
No, seriously. The Coalition for Human Needs is holding a twitterstorm from 2 to 4 Eastern around Social Security.
TODAY from 2-4pm ET join organizations and individuals across the nation for a twitterstorm urging Congress to save Social Security and SSDI from harmful cuts.
The twitterstorm will take place during this afternoon's Ways and Means hearing on Maintaining the Disability Insurance Trust Fund’s Solvency.
Below are sample tweets, graphics, and articles to link to and share. Thank you for joining us as we raise our voices for Social Security and SSDI and continue the fight for income equality in America.
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Sample Tweets (Many of these have room to add an image)
• Without #SocialSecurity, income inequality would be even worse for seniors bit.ly/1Lvpg65 via @truthout #p2
• More than 1 million #veterans rely on #socialsecurity disability insurance. It's time to protect and expand benefits. #ssdi
• The GOP claims we need to cut benefits to "save" #socialsecurity. How about #equalpay for women instead? http://bit.ly/1vjh84X #p2
• Want to combat #inequality? Increase #SocialSecurity benefits. bit.ly/1Lvpg65 #p2 #expandsocialsecurity
• Don't believe the divisive rhetoric - our #SocialSecurity system is critical for both retired and disabled Americans http://1.usa.gov/16QBQj3
• Expanding #SocialSecurity must be a central component of fighting #inequality http://bit.ly/16QyT1J via @SSWorks
• If richest paid the same rate as the rest of us, #SocialSecurity would have $1.1T more today http://ampr.gs/1KFdxU6 via @amprog #ScraptheCap
• #ScraptheCap would erase >2/3 of #SocialSecurity gap by having the richest pay same rate as the rest of us. goo.gl/fb/agWGSU @ceprdc
• Raise taxes on the wealthy to expand #SocialSecurity says @SenSanders: http://bit.ly/16QGQ79 #ScraptheCap #inequality
• What income #inequality means for our #socialsecurity system http://ampr.gs/1KFdxU6 via @amprog #scrapthecap
• Increasing #SocialSecurity benefits is a solution to our growing income #inequality http://bit.ly/16QyT1J via @SSWorks #scrapthecap
• The @GOP is trying to cut #SocialSecurity by pitting the retired against the disabled. The real problem? #Inequality: http://1.usa.gov/16QBQj3
Hashtags
#socialsecurity
#expandsocialsecurity
#ssdi
#scrapthecap
#inequality
Reports & Articles to Link to
Michael Hiltzik - How income inequality undermines Social Security, and what to do about it
Social Security Works – Fact Sheet on Social Security and the Gender Pay Gap
Center for American Progress - The Effect of Rising Inequality on Social Security
CEPR - A Social Security payroll tax freedom day for the 1 percent
Washington Post - How growing income inequality is hurting Social Security
Graphics
Great infographic on who would be impacted by lifting/scrapping the cap
The twitterstorm will take place during this afternoon's Ways and Means hearing on Maintaining the Disability Insurance Trust Fund’s Solvency.
Below are sample tweets, graphics, and articles to link to and share. Thank you for joining us as we raise our voices for Social Security and SSDI and continue the fight for income equality in America.
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Sample Tweets (Many of these have room to add an image)
• Without #SocialSecurity, income inequality would be even worse for seniors bit.ly/1Lvpg65 via @truthout #p2
• More than 1 million #veterans rely on #socialsecurity disability insurance. It's time to protect and expand benefits. #ssdi
• The GOP claims we need to cut benefits to "save" #socialsecurity. How about #equalpay for women instead? http://bit.ly/1vjh84X #p2
• Want to combat #inequality? Increase #SocialSecurity benefits. bit.ly/1Lvpg65 #p2 #expandsocialsecurity
• Don't believe the divisive rhetoric - our #SocialSecurity system is critical for both retired and disabled Americans http://1.usa.gov/16QBQj3
• Expanding #SocialSecurity must be a central component of fighting #inequality http://bit.ly/16QyT1J via @SSWorks
• If richest paid the same rate as the rest of us, #SocialSecurity would have $1.1T more today http://ampr.gs/1KFdxU6 via @amprog #ScraptheCap
• #ScraptheCap would erase >2/3 of #SocialSecurity gap by having the richest pay same rate as the rest of us. goo.gl/fb/agWGSU @ceprdc
• Raise taxes on the wealthy to expand #SocialSecurity says @SenSanders: http://bit.ly/16QGQ79 #ScraptheCap #inequality
• What income #inequality means for our #socialsecurity system http://ampr.gs/1KFdxU6 via @amprog #scrapthecap
• Increasing #SocialSecurity benefits is a solution to our growing income #inequality http://bit.ly/16QyT1J via @SSWorks #scrapthecap
• The @GOP is trying to cut #SocialSecurity by pitting the retired against the disabled. The real problem? #Inequality: http://1.usa.gov/16QBQj3
Hashtags
#socialsecurity
#expandsocialsecurity
#ssdi
#scrapthecap
#inequality
Reports & Articles to Link to
Michael Hiltzik - How income inequality undermines Social Security, and what to do about it
Social Security Works – Fact Sheet on Social Security and the Gender Pay Gap
Center for American Progress - The Effect of Rising Inequality on Social Security
CEPR - A Social Security payroll tax freedom day for the 1 percent
Washington Post - How growing income inequality is hurting Social Security
Graphics
Great infographic on who would be impacted by lifting/scrapping the cap
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