Conservatives in Congress are pushing a plan to gut Medicare and Social Security benefits--and slash needed public spending--by means of an undemocratic "deficit commission" that would bypass the normal legislative process, strangle a weak economy and shred the retirement safety net.
We at the Campaign for America's Future, working with other groups, have built a coalition of more than 40 organizations around a statement opposing this "Conrad-Gregg deficit commission." One of our partners, The Frances Perkins Center, produced a great action email copied below, right after Fed Chair Ben Bernanke quoted bank robber Willie Sutton, saying we should cut Social Security and Medicare because, "That's where the money is!"
But we know where the real money is: the pockets of the rich who have gotten billions in bailouts and tax cuts. Please sign this petition action, and together we can derail this dangerous, undemocratic commission. more »
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