Randall, In last weeks election, we saw the way Karl Roves big money front group used Democrats support of the Social Security-cutting Bowles-Simpson plan as a cudgel against Democrats who stood for nothing. Crossroads GPS ran ads in crucial states that muddied the water about who really wants to cut Social Security. He attacked Democrats for compromising on cuts to earned benefits which were agreed to to appease the Republicans and appear sensible. As Social Security Works co-founders Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson say in their election analysis: “There is nothing ‘centrist’ about cutting Social Security. There is no large segment of the US population for which cutting Social Security is popular, left, center or right. As a recent write-up of a Pew survey on increasing polarization in America put it, “Americans are divided on everything, except their love of Social Security.” Now more than ever we need to raise our voices and demand that now is the time to Expand Social Security. Thank you for keeping up the fight. Alex Lawson Executive Director Social Security Works p.s., to read more about the case for expanding Social Security, click here to pre-order Social Security Works! by Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson Social Security Works Randall, Democrats have historically been the party of Social Security and champions of the Middle Class—so what happened last Tuesday? Social Security Works’ founding co-directors Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson recently published an important analysis of the election and a rallying call for the American people to fight for big ideas, to create the country we want to live in, and to fight to expand Social Security. They said: Too much of the national Democratic brand has been, in President Trumans words, a Republican in Democratic clothing on the vital issue of the future of Social Security. Cheered on by the Third Way, Fix The Debt, and other Wall Street-funded lobbying organizations, as well as the Washington Post and other elite media, many Democrats followed the leadership of the Administration, casting their lot with false-centrist Republican-lite policies and rhetoric regarding Social Security. Now more than ever we need to raise our voices and demand action to Expand Social Security. In an interview with Social Security Works’ Alex Lawson on the morning of the election, Senator Bernie Sanders said: Half of the families in our country today have less than $10,000 in the bank. And if you’re thinking of retiring with a shred of dignity, you know that Social Security needs to be strengthened and you know it needs to be expanded. What our strategy should be is to get on the offensive and say, “of course we’re not going to cut Social Security, but our goal is to expand Social Security and there are very simple ways we can do that.” Our work continues. We now face a Republican-led Congress with leadership who have repeatedly stated their desire to cut Social Security. They will wilt away only in the face of united and fierce opposition from the American people. So what we have to do now is very clear: turn up the volume and make sure they hear us loud and clear, Expand Social Security Now! Thank you, Michael Phelan Social Security Works p.s., to read more about the case for expanding Social Security, click here to pre-order Social Security Works! by Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson Homepage You have received this email through your subscription to this campaigns email list. If you did not subscribe, or would no longer like to receive email updates unsubscribe here. PAID FOR AND AUTHORIZED BY SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS salsa.wiredforchange/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2TbD2EgaP4qYkfeskKoTJmgW1phq4fs%2B empowered by Salsa
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