[Occupymendocino] Please stand with me and the PCCC

[agnes at mcn.org]

Please see E. Warren's plea for increasing S.S. benefits and sign the
petition
AW


>    Agnes,
>
>    America's retirement crisis has received far too little attention.
>
>    With family savings rates decreasing and employers cutting back private
>    pensions, Social Security is rapidly becoming the only lifeline that
>    millions of seniors have to keep their heads above water after a
> lifetime
>    of hard work and playing by the rules.
>
>    And yet, instead of taking on the retirement crisis, instead of
> increasing
>    our commitment to Social Security, some in Washington are actually
>    fighting to cut benefits.
>
>    Just this week, the Washington Post ran an editorial mocking the idea
> of a
>    looming retirement crisis. They derided "bold progressives" for wanting
> to
>    increase Social Security benefits for America's grandparents and
> veterans.
>
>    Let's be clear: Bold Progressives are right - and are speaking up for
> the
>    overwhelming majority of Americans. We need to expand Social Security
>    benefits - not cut them.
>
>    [1]Please join me, the PCCC, and a growing coalition in support of
>    protecting and expanding Social Security benefits. Sign here.
>
>    The PCCC has been a national leader in pushing our values and changing
> the
>    conversation around Social Security this year. And I am proud to stand
>    with Senators Tom Harkin, Mark Begich, Mazie Hirono, Brian Schatz,
> Sherrod
>    Brown, and a growing number in Congress who are committed to this idea.
>
>    The most recent discussion about cutting benefits has focused on
> something
>    called the Chained-CPI. Supporters of the Chained-CPI say that it's a
> more
>    accurate way of measuring cost of living increases for seniors. That
>    statement is simply not true. Chained CPI is just a fancy way of saying
>    cut benefits.
>
>    The Bureau of Labor Statistics has developed a measure of the real
> impact
>    of inflation on seniors. It's called the CPI-E. If we adopted it today,
> it
>    would generally increase benefits for our retirees--not cut them.
>
>    In the end, this is not just about math. It's about our values. If we
> want
>    a robust middle class - a middle class that continues to serve as the
>    backbone of our country - then we must take the retirement crisis
>    seriously.
>
>    We must move beyond a discussion of Social Security cuts and to a
>    discussion of expansion. [2]Please stand with me and the PCCC in moving
>    our national conversation in this direction.
>
>    Thanks so much.
>
>    -- Senator Elizabeth Warren
>
> References
>
>    Visible links
>    1.
> http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/21263?t=1001&akid=16489.391901.7VdlR8
>    2.
> http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/21263?t=1002&akid=16489.391901.7VdlR8
>
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