1/ Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj In 2016, Donald Trump ran for President on the claim that he was ‘the only Republican that doesn’t want to cut Social Security.’
It was a dubious claim then―he had proposed privatizing it in a book published in 2000....
It was a dubious claim then―he had proposed privatizing it in a book published in 2000....
@SSWorks 2/ ...Today, while running for reelection, he’s[Trump is] no longer pretending.--Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj--Not only has he proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in every budget,...
@SSWorks 3/ ... he[Trump] is now fomenting a funding crisis by defunding Social Security!--Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj -- ...
@SSWorks 4/ ...--The executive order, signed today, seeks to defer Social Security contributions until after the election..’ --Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj-- ...
@SSWorks 5/ ...If re-elected, he promises to “terminate” FICA contributions―Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj--which is Social Security's dedicated funding. This is a full-on declaration of war against current and future Social Security beneficiaries.
@SSWorks 6/ Call your Senators NOW at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to oppose Trump’s executive order to defund Social Security!--Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj--
@SSWorks 7/ Every member of Congress must speak up now to denounce Donald Trump’s unconstitutional raid on Social Security.--Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj--...
@SSWorks 8/ ...Voters should treat any Senator or Representative who is silent as complicit in destroying Social Security.--Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj--
@SSWorks 9/ Furthermore, every American who cares about Social Security’s future must do everything they can to ensure that Trump does not get a second term.--Per Nancy Altman of @SSWorks bit.ly/2PPB6nj--
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