WHITE HOUSE PETITION: Support Bernie Sanders bill to strengthen Social Security

[yurbud]

The White House has put up a petition site. We need to see how seriously they are going to take it by demanding that they protect Social Security and other past progressive achievements rather than dismantling them at the behest of Wall St. It takes 150 signatures to make this searchable on the White House website, and 5,000 to get them to respond to it.

Here's my support Sanders on Social Security one:

Unlike most government programs, Social Security has its own dedicated tax and is solvent until 2036.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, in S. 1558, has proposed gradually removing the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax, which would make it solvent for 75 years, and able to pay full benefits.

Removing the cap would also make this a flat rather than regressive tax.

Support this bill and refuse to support any "reform" such as privatizing, means testing, or raising the eligibility age that would weaken it for those who need it most in the working and middle class.

Sen. Sanders reform would strengthen the program whereas anything proposed by Wall St. would would take the "security."

Washington has done enough for Wall St. It's time to protect average Americans from them.

http://wh.gov/4Br

[rhett o rick]

1. Must be busy, I cant get thru. nm

[yurbud]

2. First person to sign it after me: ''Bernie S'' in Washington DC

[yurbud]

3. 500 signers, so it's now searchable on White House website. Spread it around and see if we can get

it to 5K.

[and-justice-for-all]

4. I can sign the petition for some reason...

I am even logged in.

[rhett o rick]

6. Try logging out and back in. I had to do that. nm

[and-justice-for-all]

9. signed now...thanks.

[rhett o rick]

5. Up to 964. nm

[vroomvroom]

7. K&R

[trueblue2007]

18. kick

[rhett o rick]

8. Up to 1,545, keep it going. nm

[ChiciB1]

10. Now Up To 2024... Keep It Going! n/t

[yurbud]

12. 3,163--we might be the first non-pot petition to pass their threshold of 5K.

[Roy Ellefson]

11. Sanders

well Sanders is obviously a liberal racist

[Mimosa]

13. Kicking! n/t

[MilesColtrane]

14. Wait.

You have to sign up for an account with whitehouse.gov before you can sign a petition?

I don't remember the First Amendment requiring me to register with the government before exercising my right to redress grievances by petition.

[yurbud]

15. I figure if they want dirt on me, they've already got other ways to get it. Also, remember scene in

V for Vendetta, when the secret police are driving around in their van listening to people and EVERYONE is talking about fighting back?

That's really our only defense against the surveillance society: overwhelm it with exactly what they are afraid to hear.

[yurbud]

16. 4,000 sigs, 1,000 to go!

[brentspeak]

17. k/r

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