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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 08:04 PM Sep 2012

Pete Peterson's Social Security and Medicare bashing tour begins on 9/7 in NH

http://www.nationofchange.org/don-t-let-wall-street-billionaires-destroy-social-security-1346946250

September 7 is an important date for New Hampshire. On that day, Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson will kick-off his 2012 national campaign to cut Social Security and other vitally important programs with a "town meeting" with a town meeting at St. Anselm's College in Manchester at 5 p.m.

The American people should not be fooled by the misinformation that will be spread at these "grassroots" gatherings backed by some of the most powerful Wall Street, insurance, and corporate CEOs in the country.

The goal of these "town meetings" is to convince the people of New Hampshire and the rest of America that the only effective way to address the deficit crisis is to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the children the sick and the poor.
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Pete Peterson's Social Security and Medicare bashing tour begins on 9/7 in NH (Original Post) eridani Sep 2012 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Qutzupalotl Sep 2012 #1
Yes. I fixed it n/t eridani Sep 2012 #2
Tomorrow? Damn. Wish I could go. bunnies Sep 2012 #3
he has his henchmen out working it.. "Social Security not deal it once was for workers" Agony Sep 2012 #4
If you are anywhere nearby, please attend and give this shitstain hell n/t eridani Sep 2012 #5
I think everyone should know that Peterson gets massive tax breaks to fund his personal HiPointDem Sep 2012 #6
K&R woo me with science Sep 2012 #7

Response to eridani (Original post)

Agony

(2,605 posts)
4. he has his henchmen out working it.. "Social Security not deal it once was for workers"
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 08:20 PM
Sep 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/social-security-not-deal-once-workers-165327268.html

like this fucker -->Eugene Steuerle
http://www.altarum.org/node/388
"Gene Steuerle is the Vice-President of Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Among his previous positions, Gene has served as Senior Fellow of the Urban Institute, co-director of its Tax Policy Center, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis, President of the National Tax Association, and chair of the 1999 Technical Panel advising Social Security on its methods and assumptions."

you have to dig a little to figure that out...

nice that the AP also used an AEI "scholar" as a source for this SS hit piece.

"Andrew Biggs, a former deputy Social Security commissioner who is now a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. "The government gave you free money and getting free money is popular.""


Agony
 

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
6. I think everyone should know that Peterson gets massive tax breaks to fund his personal
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:24 AM
Sep 2012

foundation dedicated to the destruction of social security.

Another one of those fucking "philanthopists" that get to shelter their wealth from taxes then use it to fuck ordinary people.

http://www.pgpf.org/

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