Tell the House Ways and Means Committee NO CHAINED CPI! [View all]

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You can start out by telling them to stop talking about our EARNED BENEFITS as if this was some kind of welfare program.

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The House Ways and Means Committee is currently studying what they call “entitlement reform.” They have asked for public input on a series of ideas and provided the e mail address above so that people can send in their views directly to the Committee.

We ask that you use this opportunity to show your strong opposition to the Chained CPI and to any cuts in Medicare.. As you know, the Chained CPI recalculates the cost of living formula in a way that will make very harmful cuts in Social Security benefits. And, many proposals around Medicare such as raising the age for eligibility as well as means testing are bad policy and will hurt people on the program.

So, please use this opportunity to strongly state your opposition to the Chained CPI and cuts to Medicare by e mailing the address above. The deadline for sending in your views is August 9th.

Just FYI, see the Committee’s posting on their web site as follows about this process:

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/entitlementreform/default.aspx

Ernie Powell
National Grassroots Director
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
10 "G" Street NE, Suite 600
Washington D.C. 20002
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