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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElizabeth Warren: Inch by inch
Inch by Inch
by Elizabeth Warren
My brother David has always had the special spark in our family.
Like our two older brothers, David served in the military. When he got out, he started a small business -z- and when that one didn't work out, he started another one. He couldn't imagine an America where he wasn't living by his wits every single day.
Year after year, my brother paid into Social Security. He never questioned it. He figured he was paying so that he -- and a lot of other people -- could have a secure retirement.
Today my brother lives on his Social Security. That's about $1,100 a month. $13,200 a year.
I'm telling you my brother's story not because it's unusual, but because it's like the story of so many other people. I can almost guarantee that you know someone -- a family member, friend, or neighbor -- who counts on Social Security checks to get by.
That's why I was shocked to hear that the President's newest budget proposal would cut $100 billion in Social Security benefits. Our Social Security system is critical to protecting middle class families, and we cannot allow it to be dismantled inch by inch.
Read the rest here: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Inch-by-Inch-by-Elizabeth-Warren-130411-930.html
by Elizabeth Warren
My brother David has always had the special spark in our family.
Like our two older brothers, David served in the military. When he got out, he started a small business -z- and when that one didn't work out, he started another one. He couldn't imagine an America where he wasn't living by his wits every single day.
Year after year, my brother paid into Social Security. He never questioned it. He figured he was paying so that he -- and a lot of other people -- could have a secure retirement.
Today my brother lives on his Social Security. That's about $1,100 a month. $13,200 a year.
I'm telling you my brother's story not because it's unusual, but because it's like the story of so many other people. I can almost guarantee that you know someone -- a family member, friend, or neighbor -- who counts on Social Security checks to get by.
That's why I was shocked to hear that the President's newest budget proposal would cut $100 billion in Social Security benefits. Our Social Security system is critical to protecting middle class families, and we cannot allow it to be dismantled inch by inch.
Read the rest here: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Inch-by-Inch-by-Elizabeth-Warren-130411-930.html
I have to say, I'm liking me some Elizabeth Warren lately.
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Elizabeth Warren: Inch by inch (Original Post)
NorthCarolina
Apr 2013
OP
I have to admit, I am loving this while getting increasingly worried she's going to be "Wellstoned"
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#5
MrYikes
(720 posts)1. She is turning out to be the Superstar of the Democratic Party.
My hope is that she will also be the role model.
valerief
(53,235 posts)3. I fear she'll merely be the token true Dem. nt
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)2. Remember a good share of her financial backing came from grassroots via
organizations OUTSIDE the Democratic Party. Support moveon,org, PCCC, DFA, PDA, and the Progressive Democratic Caucus.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)4. When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you how things go
The bad polling data begins to mushroom,
and public support is very low.
Go ask Elizabeth,
I think she'll know.
"Remember
what the party platform said,
Lead,
and don't be led."
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)5. I have to admit, I am loving this while getting increasingly worried she's going to be "Wellstoned"
Ie silenced for her inconvenient truths, her remarkable ability to get the message across, to be credible AND smart, and who is so charismatic they have a chance for a national office (like VP or Pres).
The financial PTB do not like truth-tellers...
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)6. Elizabeth Warren will someday be my President.