Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

August 5, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Tell Big Pharma: Stop suing Medicare!!

A cabal of Big Pharma corporations is suing Medicare over the Inflation Reduction Act. John, A cabal of Big Pharma corporations is suing Medicare over the Inflation Reduction Act. For the last two decades, Medicare beneficiaries were forced to pay any price that…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

August 4, 2023 at 3:35 PM

Re: What FDR would say about Newt Gingrich

President Franklin Roosevelt saw this attack coming in 1936, and tried to warn us about politicians like Newt Gingrich: John, Michael wrote you a deep dive into the history of Wall Street's campaign to privatize Medicare yesterday. It's important to know the history--…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

August 3, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Why people choose privatized Medicare

President Franklin Roosevelt saw this attack coming in 1936, and tried to warn us about politicians like Newt Gingrich: John, In 1995, newly-elected Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had a dream: To destroy Medicare. The problem he saw was that, unlike him and …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

August 2, 2023 at 7:58 PM

Re: Tell Big Pharma: Stop suing Medicare!

A cabal of Big Pharma corporations is suing Medicare over the Inflation Reduction Act. Since yesterday, more than 20,000 people have already signed this petition. Can you add your name and tell Big Pharma corporaitons to stop suing Medicare? John, A cabal of Big…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

August 1, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Tell Big Pharma: Stop suing Medicare!

A cabal of Big Pharma corporations is suing Medicare over the Inflation Reduction Act. John, A cabal of Big Pharma corporations is suing Medicare over the Inflation Reduction Act. For the last two decades, Medicare beneficiaries were forced to pay any price that…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 31, 2023 at 4:44 PM

LAST DAY: Fight for Social Security and Medicare without a donation

With your vote, we can stop Medicare privatization John, Today is the final day of CREDO's voting that can help Social Security Works win a $10,000 grant. We feel pretty good about where we're at, but we want to be extra sure. Unlike other CREDO ballots, there is…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 30, 2023 at 2:58 PM

Re: This 58-year-old is under assault from some of the richest corporations in America

Medicare spends just a penny of every dollar on administrative costs. John, Medicare has overcome so much in its 58 years. Private medical corporations organized a massive campaign to prevent its passage, including pressing a vinyl record1 of a Ronald Reagan speech w…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 29, 2023 at 9:19 PM

This 58-year-old is under assault from some of the richest corporations in America.

Medicare spends just a penny of every dollar on administrative costs. John, Tomorrow is the 58th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid―and they’re under assault like never before. Some of the richest corporations in America―health insurers and pharmaceutical gia…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 29, 2023 at 2:01 PM

This 58-year-old is under assault from some of the richest corporations in America

Medicare spends just a penny of every dollar on administrative costs. John, Tomorrow is the 58th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid―and they’re under assault like never before. Some of the richest corporations in America―health insurers and pharmaceutical gia…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 27, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Tell Big Pharma: Stop suing to keep drug prices high!

For years, Pharmaceutical corporations have lined their pockets by price gouging Medicare. Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare can finally fight back. John, For years, Pharmaceutical corporations have lined their pockets by price gouging Medicare. Tha…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 26, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Elizabeth Warren, Katie Porter, Mark Pocan & Barbara Lee vs. Medicare Privatization

Study after study has shown that when private insurance gets its hands on Medicare, taxpayers pay more for worse care John, Yesterday, a mass of seniors descended on Capitol Hill to demand action to get private insurance companies out of Medicare. After a day of …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 25, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Lobby Day is here―and it’s hot.

100 seniors have come in from around the country to meet with their members of Congress about the problems with substituting traditional Medicare with private insurance that delays and denies care. John, Our anti-Medicare Privatization Lobby Day is here. 100 seni…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 24, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Save Medicare--with just a vote

With your vote, we can stop Medicare privatization John, Tomorrow, we're kicking off our blitz to stop Medicare privatization by bringing a hundred seniors to meet with their Senators and Representative. We're up against giant insurers with unlimited money--but b…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 23, 2023 at 10:41 PM

Re: Tuesday: W’ere on Capitol Hill to fight Medicare privatization

When Medicare was created, half of all seniors didn’t have health insurance. John, We’re just a few days out from our lobby day against Medicare privatization. Social Security Works and our allies have set up meetings around Capitol Hill for seniors who have had to na…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Re: Tuesday: On Capitol Hill to fight Medicare privatization

When Medicare was created, half of all seniors didn’t have health insurance. John, We’re just a few days out from our lobby day against Medicare privatization. Social Security Works and our allies have set up meetings around Capitol Hill for seniors who have had to na…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 10:37 PM

Tuesday: We're on Capitol Hill to fight Medicare privatization

When Medicare was created, half of all seniors didn’t have health insurance. John, On Tuesday, Social Security Works is kicking off our campaign against Medicare privatization with a day of lobbying on Capitol Hill. Seniors are coming to Washington DC from across…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 1:37 PM

Tuesday: On Capitol Hill to fight Medicare privatization

When Medicare was created, half of all seniors didn’t have health insurance. John, On Tuesday, Social Security Works is kicking off our campaign against Medicare privatization with a day of lobbying on Capitol Hill. Seniors are coming to Washington DC from across…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 21, 2023 at 8:51 PM

Re: The stealth privatization of Medicare is already underway:

Delay and deny care, even if it kills people. John, There are just nine days until Medicare’s birthday. That’s when we’ll kick off our national campaign to get corporate greed out of Medicare. Report after report after report has shown that when greedy health insuran…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 21, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Re: The stealth privatization of Medicare is already underway

Delay and deny care, even if it kills people. John, There are just nine days until Medicare’s birthday. That’s when we’ll kick off our national campaign to get corporate greed out of Medicare. Report after report after report has shown that when greedy health insuran…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 20, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Happy Birthday Medicare (almost)

Delay and deny care, even if it kills people. John, At the end of this month, Medicare will be 58 years old. Over 58 years, generations of Americans have paid in to Medicare’s trust fund, and received the certainty of guaranteed health care after they retired. B…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 19, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Invited Republican witness testifies that Social Security benefits are too high

Over and over, Republican politicians tell the truth about their plans to cut Social Security, and over and over the media lets them walk those plans back. Tell Republican politicians: Social Security benefits are not too high, actually. We need to EXPAND, …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 18, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Put your wallet away, and help Social Security Works raise $10,000.

We’ve heard rumors that they want to attach McCarthy’s debt commission to the next government funding bill. John, We send a lot of emails asking for donations. This time, put your wallet away. Our friends at CREDO nominated Social Security Works as one of 18 gr…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 16, 2023 at 4:58 PM

Re: Joe Biden can change everything (long, but important)

The media refuses to take Democratic plans to protect and expand Social Security seriously John, Nancy’s email yesterday was a long one―but it lays out our strategy for the next two years. We have changed the conversation around our Social Security system before…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 8:37 PM

(long, but important) Joe Biden can change everything.

The media refuses to take Democratic plans to protect and expand Social Security seriously John, This week, nearly 200 House Democrats, led by Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), introduced Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust. The legislation would expand Social Security…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 2:09 PM

President Biden Has the Power to Transform the Social Security Debate; Here’s How:

The media refuses to take Democratic plans to protect and expand Social Security seriously John, This week, nearly 200 House Democrats, led by Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), introduced Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust. The legislation would expand Social Security…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 14, 2023 at 4:44 PM

SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to pass Bernie Sanders’s College for All Act

Out-of-control education debt is making it harder than ever to save for retirement. SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to pass Bernie Sanders’s College for All Act Education debt doesn't just impact young people. Hundreds of thousands of seniors are having their earne…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Re: We get letters

Plenty of people have sent us checks in 2023, and a lot of them wrote us nice notes too. I thought it might be fun to share a few of our favorites: John, Yesterday we shared some of the nice letters we get in our PO Box. Michael assures me that he reads every me…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 12, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Our PO Box

Plenty of people have sent us checks in 2023, and a lot of them wrote us nice notes too. I thought it might be fun to share a few of our favorites: John, Social Security Works has a PO Box near our office in Washington DC―we put the address on every donation page…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Re: Put your wallet away, and help Social Security Works raise $10,000

We’ve heard rumors that they want to attach McCarthy’s debt commission to the next government funding bill. Nearly 10,000 people have already taken action to vote in CREDO's donation contest this month. If you haven't yet, Social Security Works needs your vote. …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 10, 2023 at 8:35 PM

$10,000

We’ve heard rumors that they want to attach McCarthy’s debt commission to the next government funding bill. John, We send a lot of emails asking for donations. This time, put your wallet away. Our friends at CREDO nominated Social Security Works as one of 18 gr…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 8, 2023 at 2:08 PM

The government can do things.

Greedy corporations want Americans to believe that anything the government can do, private corporations can do better. John, Greedy corporations want Americans to believe that anything the government can do, private corporations can do better. It’s a lie. Corpo…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Re: Breaking it down

When Republicans say they want to create a commission to “look at” Social Security and Medicare, they mean one thing: benefit cuts. John, Just bumping this—it's long, but very important. This poll makes completely clear why Republicans who are dead-set on slashing So…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 6, 2023 at 7:28 PM

Breaking it down

When Republicans say they want to create a commission to “look at” Social Security and Medicare, they mean one thing: benefit cuts. John, Yesterday we shared the topline numbers from a new poll that Social Security Works did in collaboration with our friends at …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 5, 2023 at 7:33 PM

POLL: Voters aren’t fooled

Even two-thirds of Republicans think it’s a bad idea: John, If it’s up to voters, Kevin McCarthy’s new commission to enact cuts to Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors is dead on arrival. Even two-thirds of Republicans think it’s a bad idea:1 Tell …

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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 4, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Social Security is All-American (bump)

It’s time to set the record straight. Today is the big day. Here's the info you need if you hear someone repeating Wall Street talking points at a barbecue. Can you chip in $4 to keep the movement strong? Donate $4 for the 4th! John, The…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 3, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Wall Street doesn’t want you to know this

It’s time to set the record straight. Donate $4 for the 4th! John, There are two kinds of people who want to cut Social Security—paid liars, and people who believe the lies. They’ve heard the Wall Street-funded talking points. “Social Sec…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 1, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Social Security Works. That's it, that's the bumper sticker.

Our name is a complete sentence. Social Security Works. Period. That’s it. That’s the bumper sticker. Get yours today. Support Social Security Works with a $10 donation today, and we’ll send you a sticker! In solidarity, Alex LawsonSocial Security Works …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 7:38 PM

Re: Delays and denials kill

People with Medicare deserve better―we pay in with every paycheck, and we need Medicare to be there when we need it. I wanted to be sure you saw this, John: Social Security Works is planning to make a stand to save Medicare on July 30th. Right now, greedy privat…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 7:25 PM

More than half of Medicare plans are now privatized.

People with Medicare deserve better―we pay in with every paycheck, and we need Medicare to be there when we need it. John, “Medicare Advantage” is a program that allows private insurance companies to cover people with Medicare. In 2023, more than half of all peo…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Re: Social Security Works: The Sticker.

Our name is a complete sentence. Social Security Works. Period. That’s it. That’s the bumper sticker. Get yours today. Support Social Security Works with a $10 donation today, and we’ll send you a sticker! In solidarity, Alex LawsonSocial Security Works J…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Social Security Works: The Sticker.

Our name is a complete sentence. John, when FDR championed the Social Security Act nearly a century ago, half of all seniors lived in poverty. Today, that number is less than 10%. Social Security works. Period. It's not just the name of our organization―it's a se…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 25, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Re: “...you send a lot of emails.”

We send an email almost every day. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Michael’s email below. I’m so proud of what we’ve built, one donation at a time. Social Security Works is able to punch above our weight in DC because instead of catering to wealthy donors, w…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 24, 2023 at 1:53 PM

$12.41 at a time

We send an email almost every day. John, When I travel around and talk to retirees about Social Security, and I tell them that I’m Michael Phelan, here’s how it usually goes: “Oh, I get your emails!”(pause)“...you send a lot of emails.” It’s true. We send an e…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 6:58 PM

Republican Social Security cut plan headed for a vote

Romney’s presidential campaign endorsed every aspect of the RSC’s approach John, The Republican Study Committee, which includes more than three-fourths of the House Republican caucus, is pushing for a floor vote for its budget, which raises the Social Security re…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 21, 2023 at 6:47 PM

SCENE REPORT: Stop the Social Security Cutters Tour

We’re making it clear: Politicians can’t hide their support for Social Security cuts. Not behind closed doors, not behind press releases filled with weasel words John, The first stop on Social Security Works’ Stop the Social Security Cutters tour wrapped yesterda…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 18, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Re: Just say NO to cutting Social Security

The American people demand that any changes to Social Security or Medicare happen in the sunlight. John, When the American people are watching, Republicans know they can’t show their true feelings about Social Security and Medicare. Their actions speak plenty lou…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Congress must BOYCOTT

The American people demand that any changes to Social Security or Medicare happen in the sunlight. John, This week, the Republican Study Committee released the preferred budget of three-fourths of Republicans in the House. That budget would slash Social Security b…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM

LIST OF SHAME: Republicans who endorsed a plan to raise the retirement age (open to see)

Disgusting: These 175 House Republicans endorsed a plan that would end Medicare as we know it and slash Social Security by hiking the retirement age: John, Disgusting: These 175 House Republicans endorsed a plan that would end Medicare as we know it and slash Social S…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM

The Republican Study Committee Budget Would Destroy Social Security and Medicare

Their plan to avoid possible benefit cuts in a decade is to lock cuts in immediately. John, The Republican Study Committee, which counts 70% of House Republicans as members, just released its 2024 budget proposal―and it’s a disaster for Social Security and Medica…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 13, 2023 at 9:05 PM

First stop on our Social Security tour >>

McCarthy’s backroom commission doesn’t exist yet. And if this tour is a success, it never will. John, One week from today, Social Security Works’s Stop the Social Security Cutters Tour kicks off outside Rep. John Duarte’s office in Turlock, CA. Rep. Duarte has enthu…

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