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To: JohnM who wrote (448789)	8/9/2020 12:17:56 PM
From: Alex MG	1 Recommendation Recommended By JohnM Respond to of 543150

Donald Trump: If Reelected, I will “Terminate” Social Security Saturday, August 8, 2020 Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesch@socialsecurityworks.org (Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to Donald Trump’s press conference in which he promised to “terminate” FICA contributions, Social Security’s dedicated revenue, if he is reelected: “Donald Trump once promised that he would be ‘the only Republican that doesn’t want to cut Social Security.’ We now know that what he meant is that cutting Social Security doesn’t go far enough for him: He wants to destroy Social Security. Donald Trump’s executive order, which seeks to defer Social Security contributions, is bad enough. But his promise to ‘terminate’ FICA contributions if he is reelected is a full-on declaration of war against current and future Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security is the foundation of everyone’s retirement security. At a time when pensions are vanishing and 401ks have proven inadequate, Trump’s plan to eliminate Social Security’s revenue stream would destroy the one source of retirement income that people can count on. Moreover, Social Security is often the only disability insurance and life insurance that working families have. If reelected, Trump plans to destroy those benefits as well. Every member of Congress must speak up now to denounce Donald Trump’s unconstitutional raid on Social Security. Voters should treat any Senator or Representative who is silent as complicit in destroying Social Security. Furthermore, every American who cares about Social Security’s future must do everything they can to ensure that Trump does not get a second term.”

To: JohnM who wrote (448789)	8/9/2020 1:09:34 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 543150

I can't get social security- teachers aren't allowed to "double dip"- so all the lovely money I put in to ss during my working life outside of teaching will just go to money heaven- as far as I am concerned. The people in my family have other sources of money other than social security- that is what I meant. Medicare is another story- and we'll have to take that when the time comes. I'm certainly not against SS or medicare- I think they're critical. I'm just glad not to have to rely on them since republicans are so anxious to kill them and take seniors back to the golden age of living off cat food.

To: JohnM who wrote (448789)

8/9/2020 1:37:56 PM

From: koan

Respond to of 543150

Rhetorical:

Yes social security is one of the greatest inventions of the human species. As you well know it pulled millions of people out of abject poverty in the 30's and most of them were old women, as in those days it was hard for a woman to find good work.

And still today the majority of people depend on it for the major part of their income. Anyone can go broke at any time. In 2008 the middle class lost 40% of their wealth.

And now with the middle class, (people worth less than a million dollars) only getting 30% of the share of the economic pie and the pandemic fast reducing that percentage SS is more important than ever.

Good old FDR and the Democrats.

935 Congressional Debates on Social Security

Proposal Introduced in Congress
Shortly after the 74th Congress convened in January 1935, President Roosevelt sent his "Economic Security Bill" to Capitol Hill. The Administration proposal was transmitted to the Congress on January 17, 1935 and it was introduced that same day in the Senate by Senator Robert Wagner (D-NY) and in the House by Congressman Robert Doughton (D-NC) and David Lewis (D-MD). The bill was referred to Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways & Means Committee.

Congressional Vote Totals By Party
HOUSE (4/19/35)	Democrats	Republicans	Farm Labor	Progressive/Other
Yes	284	81	1	6
No	15	15	2	1
Not Voting	20	4	0	1
Present	0	2	0	0
SENATE (6/19/35)	Democrats	Republicans	Farm Labor	Progressive
Yes	60	16	1	0
No	1	5	0	0
Not Voting	8	4	0	0

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