Using a chained Consumer Price Index to calculate Social Security increases would negatively affect millions of seniors, whose benefits are already low. And Social Security isn't in any kind of trouble to begin with, so why is all this even being considered? Add Comment Rose endorses Colbert-Busch01/31/2013  She’s no longer a candidate, but Bobbie Rose is still active in the special election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional seat. On Jan. 30, Rose endorsed Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert-Busch. Her decision to offer support during the primary election was based on similarity of their platforms, Rose says. “I’m glad there’s a candidate who shares my views.” In 2012, Rose’s campaign included platform issues of business development, labor, health care and environment. She says Colbert-Busch shares the same stances on those topics. She will join the Colbert-Busch team as an adviser, a job Rose says she’s ready to begin in full gear. “Time is an issue for every campaign,” she says, “especially in this special election cycle.” While Rose had nine months to campaign in 2012, this year’s March 19 primary date gives candidates only seven weeks to compete in this special election’s first round. The final election date follows only seven weeks later on May 7. Although she considered entering this year’s race, Rose formally withdrew on January 28, the last day of candidate filing. Other candidates on the Democratic Party’s slate are Martin Skelly and Ben Frasier. Senior taken down at Paul Ryan event09/12/2011 It's bad enough that Wisconsin's Rep. Paul Ryan keeps spewing absolute garbage about Medicare and Social Security (he fraudulently refers to the programs as "entitlements"), which he wants to privatize. But when a recipient of those programs contests his statements, it gets even worse. A 71-year-old man was grabbed by security, dragged out of the room and knocked to the ground after interrupting Ryan's drivel. from AMERICAblog And then the chump cracks a joke about the old man, too? Something tells me this will come back on Ryan - and pretty damn soon. Don't like the rumors about raising the age for Social Security entitlement? Then try this variation: cut the price for cigarettes, promote drug use and "provide tax incentives for seniors who bungee jump off of cliffs." An Onion-like satire, of course, but doesn't it still seem so true? The Koch brothers make major contributions to Republican politicians and so-called "think tanks," which then turn around and tell the same lies over and over again. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont shows the series of slime in this video, which was produced by Brave New Foundation: Here are the actual facts about Social Security (from KochBrothersExposed.com):
SS in SC: Safe for now12/04/2010 Social Security has been a hot topic in recent months, increasing in elevation since the November 2 elections gave the Republican Party a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Proposals to limit the retirement benefits program were recently curtailed, however, and to the relief of many South Carolinians. (snip) Over 700,000 South Carolinians – 16.1 percent of the state’s population – are over 62, while approximately 525,000 are ages 66 and older. Seniors in the state have the lowest rate of poverty amongst all South Carolinians, and with Social Security income playing a major factor in that financial stability. Without Social Security, 50.7 percent of South Carolina seniors would be reduced to poverty, according to studies by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Read the entire article by clicking here. What issues should we focus on?11/11/2010 (From True Majority, the progressive non-profit organization founded by Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame) What do you think is the most important issue to focus on in the last round?
Extending Unemployment Insurance: 1.2 million Americans will lose unemployment benefits in less than 30 days unless Congress acts immediately to extend them. Not only is extending these benefits the moral thing to do, it is essential to protecting local retailers this holiday season. If retail sales slip, more people will lose their jobs and the disastrous cycle will continue, edging national unemployment to 10%. Repeal the Bush Tax Cuts: Income inequality is at its greatest point in over 100 years. The wealthy continue to benefit from decades of income redistribution and it's time to put the country's interests ahead of Wall Street's interests. This issue looks to be one of the key battles during the Lame Duck session of Congress between no and January. Protect Social Security: Americans said loudly and clearly that they will not accept cuts to the safety net – including any proposal to increase the retirement age. When they return to work, members of Congress must realize that Social Security is off limits. With your help, we could make sure that happens. Re-instate off-shore drilling ban: After the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf, the Obama administration instituted an off-shore drilling ban only to lift that ban on October 12. More than 60,000 of our members signed a petition demanding that this ban be re-instituted. Now, with the newly appointed Nation Oil Spill Commission investigating the BP spill, there is an opportunity to push Congress to re-institute the ban. |  Progressive Blue in the Red State of South Carolina
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