On the day after President Obama's State of the Union address, young people and elders gathered in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco for a rally and press conference to demand more job creation efforts. They stood together to commit to the fight to save social security, calling it "America's promise to its people."

Speakers at the rally said they were angry that the President's address did not touch on the current economic reality and the Wall Street bad actors who were responsible. They called for the raising or elimination of the cap on payroll taxes so that wealthy earners shoulder a fairer share of the burden to support Social Security. Organizations represented at the protest included California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA), Jobs with Justice, the Gray Panthers, and the Raging Grannies.

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