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Rally Responds to State of the Union Address

by More Jobs Now! Save Social Security!
Corporations and their paid-for politicians have caused the worst economic crisis since the 1930's Depression. Yet in his State of the Union Address, the President talked about a faster Internet and praised Facebook and Google...all the while ignoring mention of the economic reality and the Wall Street scoundrels who were responsible. Today young people and elders gathered in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco for a rally and press conference to demand more jobs for youth. They stood together to commit to the fight to save social security, for now and for always.
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California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) and allies including Just Cause, the Gray Panthers, and the Raging Grannies gathered in front of the San Francisco Federal Building the day after the President's State of the Union Address to say: Attacking Social Security is both cruel and unnecessary. It needs to stop.

In his State of the Union address Obama called for safeguarding Social Security for future generations. He called for bipartisan support of the program, but given that Republicans would have the public believe that Social Security is unsustainable and a giant contributor to the federal budget deficits, the President gave no indication of how this can happen.

Young workers at today's rally explained why tax cuts for corporations and wealthy individuals do not generate jobs, and said major jobs programs are necessary. A banner put the message succinctly: Cutting Social Security Is NOT a Stimulus...Creating Jobs Programs IS a Stimulus.

Speakers commented that the deficit hawks and the right-wingers are just plain wrong...there is abundant proof that there IS NO Social Security crisis. They said the obvious step to forestall any perceived shortfall is to raise or eliminate the cap on payroll taxes so that wealthy earners shoulder a fairer share of the burden. One of the Raging Grannies said, "Americans have enough economic problems to worry about without being frightened that their Social Security benefits will be cut".

CARA members passed out fliers urging people to call Senators Feinstein (415-393-0707) and Boxer (415-403-0100) as well as their Congressperson to say NO cuts or privitization of Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Tell them we need jobs programs and full funding for public education.


§The REAL Crisis
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§Raging Grannies
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§Scrap the Cap!
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Buttons send the message: Get rid of the cap on payroll taxes so that wealthy earners shoulder a fairer share of the burden!
§young and old united
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§Crisis my ASS!
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§For families
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§DHS in the background
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§CARA
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§More Seniors
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