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Submitted by Howard2 on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 02:03


Seniors for America was founded to elevate issues of special concern to Seniors and Elders in the national political agenda. Through a network of Internet-savvy Senior outreach coordinators of all ages, SFA strives to provide bridges at the community level to non-digital Seniors and Elders who wish to remain active in the political process.

The Hands Off Social Security Coalition was represented on Capital Hill at a demonstration against Bush's plan to privatize Social Security on Tuesday.

Deep divide marks Social Security debate
Democrats say president’s plan threatens safety net
The Associated Press
April 26, 2005
WASHINGTON - From the buttoned-down confines of a Senate hearing room to a boisterous outdoor rally nearby, Democrats took on President Bush and his Social Security proposals with gusto on Tuesday and rebuffed pleas for bipartisanship from frustrated Republicans.

“If he’s going out to push for privatization, let’s help him pack,” Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said to cheers from a sun-splashed crowd on the lawn across the street from the Capitol. He was ridiculing Bush’s heavily publicized 60-day tour to build support for his proposals.

“Personal accounts unravels the Social Security safety net in a way that makes it hard to find common ground,” said Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, one of several Democrats who criticized the president’s recommendations at a lengthy Senate Finance Committee hearing.

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Gladys Mitchell, 80, right, from Washington, holds a sign from HOSS Coalition partner, The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare. Mitchell and Louise Hobbs, 71, left, from New York, N.Y. joined the Capital Hill rally against the privatization of Social Security on Tuesday. - Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
 

Weighing-in on the Social Security debate --

Hello folks --

I am back ... this time to weigh-in on the Social Security debate.

Initiated by the San Francisco Gray Panthers, our new group is called the HANDS-OFF SOCIAL SECURITY COALITION and we are hoping that many of you will be willing to start chapters of this movement in your own communities ... of course, we will continue to do this as part of our SFA activities and use this website as an organizing / communication tool.

To date, our Coalition has organized three rallies in the San Francisco Financial District that have attracted good press coverage and community interest ... we have launched an on-going letter-writing campaign to Congress and the media ... and, we took part in a Townhall Meeting on Social Security held by the House Minority Leader / SF Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, on Thursday, Feb. 23rd.

But, as most of you know, in San Francisco, we are just preaching to the choir so we are ready to expand our mission to defeat the President's plan to radically change Social Security to a national effort ... that is why we so desperately need your help!

Our strategy is very simple based on a over-riding belief that President Bush is once-again trying to deceive the American people into believing in a crisis that doesn't exist ... our purpose is to insist that the Democrats stand firm against compromise on this issue, and we want to reach out to moderate Republicans who have reservations about Bush's plan, as well.

Because we strongly believe that there is NO crisis, and that there are more reasonable ways to address the long-term challenges the system faces, our message is equally simple:

- NO Privatizing!
- NO Benefit Cuts!
- NO Compromise!
- RAISE the Cap!


Our coalition currently includes the following local, regional, and national groups representing approx. 150,000 members:

- Bay Area Gray Panther Networks of
.... Berkeley, Central Contra Costa, San Francisco, & South Alameda
- California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA)
- City of Alameda Democratic Club
- Concerned Scientists in Aging
- Healthcare for All - California
- Independent Living Resource Center - San Francisco
- Mainstreet Moms Operation Blue
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare
- Neighbor to Neighbor
- Older Women's League (OWL)
- Progressive Democrats of the East Bay
- San Francisco Labor Council
- Senior Action Network (SAN)
- Seniors for America (SFA)
- Students for Social Security
- The Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club

In addition, a second chapter of the Hands-Off Social Security Coalition has been started in Santa Cruz CA ... I hope that we can soon add your community coalition to our list of affiliates speaking out against Social Security privatization!

And, as always, I welcome your comments and suggestions.

Warm regards,

Howard

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To find your nearest Gray Panther network, please visit:
The Gray Panther Homepage network listings.

 

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