Social Security Advocates Protest Fiscal Cliff Cuts
A Baltimore protest was one of more than 100 scheduled to take place in front of Social Security offices nationwide in response to Congress' inability to reach a budget agreement to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff."
By Kelsi Loos for Capital News Service Baltimore—The American Federation of Government Employees rallied here Wednesday to call attention to their contention that Social Security does not impact the deficit and should be spared changes in negotiations to solve the looming fiscal cliff. The AFGE protest was one of more than 100 scheduled to take place in front of Social Security offices nationwide in response to Congress' inability to reach a budget agreement to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff," the automatic budget cuts and tax changes set to take effect Jan. 2. Social Security advocates were adamant that cutting Social Security was not a solution to budget problems. "All of the conversations about cutting these programs are in the …
Virgil H. Soule
9:01 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
Social Security is NOT a socialist entitlement! It is a poorly-run insurance program that is separately and fully funded by FICA payments. The so-called payroll tax cut undermines SS and should be allowed to go away. The SS Trust Funds have been "invested" with the U.S. Treasury. Pull that money out and invest it in the capitalist free market where it can contribute to the support of the Social … more ›