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Cut Social Security & Veterans' Benefits? Cut the Pentagon Instead!
President Obama has endorsed cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits by using the "chained CPI" to lower the cost-of-living adjustment. The Congressional Budget Office says cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits in this way would save the government $163 billion over ten years. But there are much better ways for the government to save $163 billion. Email President Obama and Congress >Tell Obama: Free the TPP!
Representatives from eleven countries are formulating the ultimate “free trade” agreement—the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—but they don't want the public to know what terms are on the table. Not even members of the US Congress know the full extent of what's being negotiated.
But the message of FreeTPP.org is spreading! Since its launch last month, our website and bounty for the release of the TPP text has received some impressive media coverage, including appearances in TechDirt, the Guardian, and Nature magazine. Our reward has shot up to nearly $35,000. And our “Wanted” flyers made a big splash at the stakeholder's forum on September 9th.
Now, let's turn up the heat on our elected officials. Tell President Obama and your representatives in Congress to help free the TPP!