The most important thing we can do for the Repeal the GPO/WEP movement at this time is to cultivate a good relationship with our individual Members of Congress. Today’s Alert is to get you started on this process. It is a great time to meet with your Congressional Representative in person during their recess, from…
The fiscal battles in Washington for the last couple of months have been exhausting. Social Security has made it through so far without any benefits cut, but some people will tell you that there is just no money to even consider repealing the GPO and WEP. Not so! We are only talking about less than…
The White House is talking about cutting the size of cost of living increases for “wealthier” current receivers of Social Security, using the “Chained CPI” which will result in drastic cuts in earnings over the years. It is not clear what they mean by “wealthy.” Whatever savings might result from these Fiscal Cliff negotiations have nothing to do with…
Some members of Congress are trying to make changes to Social Security as part of the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. Changes to Social Security will make no difference to the national debt! SSA accounting is separate. Changes in how retirement payments are calculated and how much workers should contribute need to be studied and carefully planned….
Members of the National Education Association and other citizen lobbyists from across the country are in Washington this week talking to Congress about repealing the GPO and WEP. We need to back them up NOW! If you haven’t yet bookmarked your two Senators or your Member of Congress, find them on these websites: http://www.house.gov/ (put in…
It is expected that the new Congress will be making changes this spring to put Social Security in a position to pay full benefits after 2033, when the “Trust Fund” will run out and benefit payments could be lowered to 75% of what workers were expecting. Is the person you are voting for on record…
Here is a link to a great petition, sent in by one of our members, demanding the end to the Windfall Elimination Provision. We should be able to get a couple thousand signatures on it this week! As with every sponsored petition linked to another website, the carrier collects your email address to send you…
We need all of us to FLOOD THE COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES with requests to include Social Security questions— and especially the NEED FOR WEP-GPO REPEAL. Please send your comments as soon as possible today to: The Commission on Presidential Debates: comments@debates.org The first debate will be this Wed, October 3, at 9:00 PM EDT…
Your Members of Congress are all running for re-election. Opponents are running against them. Now is the time to let them all know that you expect them to stand up for retirees who are affected by the GPO and the WEP. Tell them that these are misguided laws that were instituted to save money for Social Security and, instead, have…
The campaign noise level is rising, and if you have a senator running for re-election, you probably have been hearing a lot from her or him. Have they heard from you? We need to keep on reminding them about the GPO and WEP. A Congressman once said to us that Social Security is poorly understood…
Hello Californians! Our Senator, Diane Feinstein, has sponsored the Social Security Fairness bill for many years, but this year she has decided that nothing would happen in this economic climate and has not yet even co-sponsored John Kerry’s bill yet. The GPO and WEP are still just as wrong, and she is running for re-election….
Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! 1/12 “Public pensions are wrecking our State (City, County, fill in the blank)” “Greedy public servants are ruining our economy!” We hear this over and over. All systems are lumped together. We don’t need to debate that here, but what we do need…
Join Facebook — Let’s Go Viral. Instructions included. “Social Security Fairness — Repeal the GPO/WEP” Let’s go viral as we fight to Repeal the Inequitable GPO/WEP Have you seen us on Facebook? Do you, your kids or friends have a Facebook Page? Visit our page (Social Security Fairness — Repeal the GPO/WEP) and make a…
Social Security is not going broke. See the facts.
