Bush & Bamboozapalooza in Memphis Thursday Night

[NashVegas]

there was an article in Saturday's Tennessean mentioning it, can't find it online, though.

[tnlefty]

1. I heard about that Tues. night. BUT Dean will be in Nashville

on the 22nd and 23rd for the ticketed events right. What a toss up - drive 8 hrs. to see Dimson* or 2 hrs. plus costs to see People Powered Howard! Whatever shall I do? ;-)

[chuckrocks]

2. just got an email...

hope to see you there! me & my 3 yr old will make it.

Dear MoveOn member,

Tomorrow, President Bush will visit Memphis to push his risky Social Security privatization scam that would cut benefits and explode the national debt. The president's trip to Tennessee—a state that voted for him twice—shows that he needs to buck up support for his Social Security scam even among his base. But we can't yield an inch now. Any shift in momentum in favor of the president would be bad for Social Security.

The coalition working to protect Social Security, Americans United to Protect Social Security, is organizing a rally to voice opposition to the president's plan in coordination with members of the community. You are invited to attend and join with local coalition members including senior citizens, students, union members, people of faith and others concerned about the future of Social Security.

We realize this is last-minute notice but thought you might want to know as soon as we did.

*** Nashville Rally ***

When: Friday, March 11th, 9:15 a.m.

Where: 1901 Lindell Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203

*** Memphis Rally ***

When: Friday, March 11th, 7:00 a.m. (before 9:15am Memphis Bush event)

Where: High Point Pinch (corner or Jackson and Main), 111 Jackson Ave., Memphis, TN

RSVP: http://www.ourfuture.org/ss_rallies_rsvp.cfm

Signs: Signs will be provided. By using the signs provided at the rally you can help amplify the message that privatization means cuts in benefits.

Thanks for all you do.

--Tom Matzzie and the MoveOn PAC Team
Thursday, March 10th, 2005

P.S. Here are some key points to talk about if a reporter asks you why you're at the rally.

George Bush's plan would make massive cuts in Social Security benefits for future retirees in order to pay for private accounts. Privatization diverts Social Security taxes used to pay current benefits into private accounts. Without that money, Social Security benefits will inevitably be cut -- up to 46 percent for future retirees.
Privatization means trillions of dollars of new national debt. Because current Social Security taxes are used to pay for private accounts taking that money out means huge deficits -- as high as $15 trillion over the next 40 years.
The Republican plan would turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble. The stock market is risky and can't be predicted -- that could mean millions of people won't have the money they need when they need it.

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