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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua"> To my fellow OMers concerned
about possible changes in the Social Security benefits. Today's digest now
included an on-line petition to Dem representatives that we'd put up
candidates in primaries to oppose them for voting for any reduction in SS
benefits. I'm most uncomforable with this "SS is a sacred cow/red line in
the sand" thing. Telling good Dems that we'll vote against them if they
modify SS benefits w/a primary fight (and all the rancor and divisiveness that
creates) is just the self-destructive practice the Reps do. Let's please
not go there...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua"> Here's what I just sent to
Norman Solomon who put out a similar clarion call this morning:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Hello Norman - perhaps you remember me....I was
one of the leaders putting on the Occupy Mendocino Street Fair that you so
graciously came to and spoke at. We talked several times - including when
you came to Jim Tarbell's Caspar event.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">I write today about this "progressive" apoplexy
about having Seniors take SS and Medicare cuts. I'm a Sr. making
$800/month in benefits - and am also on Medicare. I'm Most Happy to give
up a small percentage of this in the national interest. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><FONT face="Book Antiqua">We DO have a very, Very
serious budget deficit. Seniors are better off in most ways than the rest
of the population. We shouldn't be sucking increasing-every-year
money from the young, as we grow in numbers and live longer.
OK, put a floor under which seniors would keep their current benefits
(take into account other retirement benefits and no reduction if total package
is, say, $15 or $20K)...but the rest could easily afford a minor adjustment in
benefits over that amount -- and help save the country future fiscal
problems...freeing money for education, debt reduction, infrastructure,
etc. Too many Americans say Just Cut Others...no one wants to have to
sacrifice - which is what we <STRONG>all</STRONG> need to do. We old folks
should be looking out for the future of the country, not worrying about
a minor (and self-gratifying) $10/month income loss. The minor
modification in Cost of Living indices under discussion is negligible (and fair
-- the current one overstates inflation)...let's be big and give it back to the
young, the country, the future.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">What happened to us liberals and our DNA
of working for "the common good"...sharing sacrifices for the good of
all??</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>