CALL CONGRESSWOMAN HIRONO AND TELL HER “NO”!
Why would we agree to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and not raise taxes on the wealthy? They’ve had tax cuts since Bush and has the economy gotten any better? It’s time for Real Change.
Last night, President Obama agreed to a deal with top Republicans that is widely seen as a big victory for the Tea Party.
It has trillions in spending cuts that will hurt poor and middle-class families and no taxes on the rich. It also lines up Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits for future cuts.
Nancy Pelosi said “none of us may be able to support it” — but many Democrats are making up their minds in the next few hours.
Your Representative, Mazie Hirono, signed a letter pledging not to vote for any deal that cuts Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Can you call her right now?
Tell Rep. Hirono to keep her promise and vote NO on this bad deal — click here for the number and a script. Here’s what folks are saying about this deal:
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri, Black Caucus Chair): “This deal is a sugar-coated Satan sandwich. If you lift the bun, you will not like what you see.”
Paul Krugman, Nobel economist: “The deal itself…is a disaster, and not just for President Obama and his party. It will damage an already depressed economy…The worst thing you can do in these circumstances is slash government spending, since that will depress the economy even further.”
Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary: “Anyone who characterizes the deal…as a victory for the American people over partisanship understands neither economics nor politics. The deal…puts the nation’s most important safety nets and public investments on the chopping block…the largest threat to our democracy is the emergence of a radical right capable of getting most of the ransom it demands.”
Rep. Hirono needs to hear from constituents right now. Click here for her number and a script.
— Stephanie Taylor, Adam Green, Jason Rosenbaum, Jeremy Feigenbaum, and the PCCC team
P.S. Paul Krugman also points out that if this deal goes down, President Obama can do “legal maneuvering to sidestep the debt ceiling, using any of several options.” This includes the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which allows the president to unilaterally pay our nation’s debts.
By DEADLY CLEAR
I agree with Nancy Pelosi. My family feels the same way and there are 4 constituents in the household. We also have an 89 year old couple that lives in our Ohana and we help their son with their care – that’s 8 people who strongly oppose cutting social security, Medicare and Medicaid. We’re all disappointed with President Obama and feel he’s too right of center even to be moderate.
More than most, I understand what caused this dilemma and feel that Congress should be addressing regulation of derivatives instead of slashing social programs. While I agree the wealthy should be fairly taxed – what should have been negotiated was regulation of DERIVATIVES – their fraudulent Wall Street money making machine.
I also think that the government should end the foreclosure war and take over the mortgage loans written between 2003-2008 and reconstruct them at 2% for 30 years with the borrowers. MERS has finally stopped foreclosing in it’s own name because too many states and courts have ruled against it for lack of standing, fraudulent documents, and inability to assign the mortgages without beneficial interest.
CREATE REVENUE INSTEAD OF SLASHING PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Congress should start with the 67 million MERS and MERS related mortgages (REOs) and take them over. Work with the states and reconstruct them with the homeowners. We have to burst the foreclosure bubble because people cannot even find homes to rent because even during modification their credit was trashed.
67 million MERS mortgages X $900 month home payment X 1 year = $723,600,000,000 annual revenue. This figure is conservative and is likely doubled or tripled. Why raise the debt ceiling when the government can create new revenue?
Please ask Congresswoman Hirono not to vote for any deal that would have the potential to make cuts in social security, Medicare, Medicaid – it’s just not worth it to give in and roll over.
Deadly Clear 