Michael Phelanm Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 7, 2024 at 3:05 PM

This is not a serious process―it’s a set up.

This is the plan: Declare hundreds of billions of dollars in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits as “wasteful,” then stop sending the checks. John, We’ve put a lot of attention on Elon Musk’s Slash & Burn Commission taking aim at Social Security…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 6, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Re: Billboard trucks.

Republicans are desperate for even one Democratic fingerprint on the knife they use to gut Social Security John, Deficit commission co-chairs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were on Capitol Hill yesterday meeting with Congressional allies, and one thing is clear: Republ…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 5, 2024 at 11:04 PM

Billboard trucks

When any politician plays footsie with fascists to destroy the system that generations of Americans built, we will fight back. John, FIRST: Donald Trump put Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, in charge of slashing one-third of the federal budget, and starte…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 5, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Why does Rep. Jared Moskowitz want to help Elon Musk cut Social Security?

When any politician plays footsie with fascists to destroy the system that generations of Americans built, we will fight back. John, FIRST: Donald Trump put Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, in charge of slashing one-third of the federal budget, and starte…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Re: “Interesting thread”

Elon Musk wants to slash his own taxes even further and leave the rest of us on our own. Elon Musk has declared war on Social Security―just like we warned when Trump put Musk in charge of finding $2 trillion in cuts to the federal budget. Now that the election is in t…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 11:21 PM

We told you this would happen.

Elon Musk wants to slash his own taxes even further and leave the rest of us on our own. John, Last night, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote a blueprint for destroying Social Security. And the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who Donald Trump has put in charge of slashing our…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Republican Elon Musk Just Declared War on Social Security

Elon Musk wants to slash his own taxes even further and leave the rest of us on our own. John, Last night, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote a blueprint for destroying Social Security. And the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who Donald Trump has put in charge of slashing our…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 2, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Take action: No cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid!

With our voices combined, we can send Elon’s fiscal commission to the dustbin of history, right next to Matt Gaetz’s AG nomination. John, No one voted to cut Social Security. No one voted to cut Medicare. And no one voted for higher drug prices. Donald Trump ran…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 1, 2024 at 10:13 PM

Re: HISTORY: "neutralize elderly voters"(!)

John, I wanted to be sure you saw Nancy’s email. It’s a long one… but it’s important. Nancy has been in this fight since before the Cato Institute published its “Leninist Strategy” for privatizing Social Security. She knows what she’s talking about, and she knows how …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 1, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Re: HISTORY: "neutralize elderly voters"

John, I wanted to be sure you saw Nancy’s email. It’s a long one… but it’s important. Nancy has been in this fight since before the Cato Institute published its “Leninist Strategy” for privatizing Social Security. She knows what she’s talking about, and she knows how …

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 30, 2024 at 4:15 PM

The decades-long attacks on Social Security continue

John, Social Security is the most popular and effective program in America. That’s why Wall Street has spent decades on a campaign to undermine the people’s faith in the system. Think we’re exaggerating? A right-wing think tank called for a “Leninist Strategy on…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 29, 2024 at 4:17 PM

Re: The Senate must act to protect workers

Strong unions make a strong Social Security system. We need to put pressure on the Senate to confirm NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran! Today is Black Friday, and retail workers are feeling it. Whether you work in an unsafe Amazon warehouse or a Walmart with literal doo…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Defend the IRS from Republican attacks

Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies want to go back to cheating on their taxes and getting away with it. We can’t let that happen! John, Working people pay into Social Security and Medicare with every paycheck. But millionaires stop paying around Valentine’s Day. …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 26, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Re: Elon Musk is working this week

Social Security Works is on Capitol Hill making sure Congress doesn’t sit idly by while Trump and Musk dismantle our Social Security system. We’re fighting back! John, We’re organizing the resistance to Elon’s Slash & Burn Commission. Together with our allies, we’…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 25, 2024 at 10:13 PM

Elon Musk is working this week.

Social Security Works is on Capitol Hill making sure Congress doesn’t sit idly by while Trump and Musk dismantle our Social Security system. We’re fighting back! John, Elon Musk’s plans to shape the second Trump administration are coming into focus: The Washin…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM

Update on Elon’s Slash & Burn Commission

Social Security Works is on Capitol Hill making sure Congress doesn’t sit idly by while Trump and Musk dismantle our Social Security system. We’re fighting back! John, Elon Musk’s plans to shape the second Trump administration are coming into focus: The Washin…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 24, 2024 at 3:56 PM

The Senate must act to protect workers

Strong unions make a strong Social Security system. We need to put pressure on the Senate to confirm NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran! John, Donald Trump is going to be President again. But just because a picket line-crossing scab will once again occupy the Oval Offic…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 22, 2024 at 4:11 PM

HANDS OFF Social Security!

Any changes to Social Security must happen through regular Congressional order, in the light of day. It’s our money. We have paid in through our entire working lives―and we’re not going to let Elon Musk and Donald Trump take it! John, No one voted to cut Social …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Re: Dr. Oz?!

Donald Trump wants to put TV doctor-turned-failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz (better known as Dr. Oz) in charge of CMS. And this headline from Oz’s Senate campaign shows how dangerous that is: John, Donald Trump is putting Dr. Oz in charge of Medicare and Medicaid. W…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM

Dr. Oz?!

Donald Trump wants to put TV doctor-turned-failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz (better known as Dr. Oz) in charge of CMS. And this headline from Oz’s Senate campaign shows how dangerous that is: John, Since winning the election, Donald Trump has been rolling out dangero…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Re: Who pays for Elon’s commission?

The truth is, no one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Pew just released their post-election survey which found that 77% of Donald Trump supporters say that Social Security should not be reduced in any way: John, If Wall Street pays for Elon Musk’s…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 5:36 PM

Re: Who’s paying for Elon’s commission?

The truth is, no one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Pew just released their post-election survey which found that 77% of Donald Trump supporters say that Social Security should not be reduced in any way: John, If Wall Street pays for Elon Musk’s…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Who does Elon Musk work for?

The truth is, no one voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. Pew just released their post-election survey which found that 77% of Donald Trump supporters say that Social Security should not be reduced in any way: John, Donald Trump has empowered Elon Mus…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Re: Trump’s long game:

John, Republicans have been trying to destroy Social Security for nearly a century. But they’ve never made a dent because the American people love Social Security. It’s a system that generations of Americans have built over decades. Everyone pays in and everyone gets …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 17, 2024 at 3:14 PM

How do you solve a problem like Alito?

This Court has unlocked the torrent of dark money that elected Donald Trump. Now, the same billionaires who take Justices to their hunting resorts are scheming to raid Social Security’s $2.8 trillion trust fund. And their bought-and-paid-for Justices are standing by to help them along if Trump…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM

Re: Trump’s long game

John, Republicans have been trying to destroy Social Security for nearly a century. But they’ve never made a dent because the American people love Social Security. It’s a system that generations of Americans have built over decades. Everyone pays in and everyone gets …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 15, 2024 at 11:43 PM

Trump’s long game...

John, Donald Trump named the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and Big Pharma billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new commission aimed at slashing popular government programs―and he’s looking at ways to bypass Congress and force his changes through by fia…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 15, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Trump’s long game

John, Donald Trump named the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and Big Pharma billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new commission aimed at slashing popular government programs―and he’s looking at ways to bypass Congress and force his changes through by fia…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 11:09 PM

Re: We were built for this.

John―yesterday we warned you that Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” was a smokescreen to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid without public input. Then, we learned that Trump was looking for ways to implement Elon’s proposed cuts wi…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 7:14 PM

Re: We were built for this

John―yesterday we warned you that Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” was a smokescreen to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid without public input. Then, we learned that Trump was looking for ways to implement Elon’s proposed cuts wi…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 10:57 PM

We were built for this.

John, Donald Trump just announced a new initiative to slash Social Security and Medicare―and he’s hiding behind Elon Musk to do it. The so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,” which will be co-chaired by MAGA Megadonor Elon Musk and failed billionaire Presid…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM

We were built for this

John, Donald Trump just announced a new initiative to slash Social Security and Medicare―and he’s hiding behind Elon Musk to do it. The so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,” which will be co-chaired by MAGA Megadonor Elon Musk and failed billionaire Presid…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 10, 2024 at 4:36 PM

It’s never over.

It’s a dangerous time. I can’t guarantee that we will win. But we haven’t lost. Not as long as we are still fighting. I want to thank everyone for the kind words about yesterday's email. The media is full of people pointing fingers, blaming each other for what hap…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 9, 2024 at 10:46 PM

It’s not over

It’s a dangerous time. I can’t guarantee that we will win. But we haven’t lost. Not as long as we are still fighting. John, We lost big on Tuesday. It feels terrible. Families are going to be separated, women needing abortions will die, and billionaires will get …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 9, 2024 at 4:14 PM

It’s not over.

It’s a dangerous time. I can’t guarantee that we will win. But we haven’t lost. Not as long as we are still fighting. John, We lost big on Tuesday. It feels terrible. Families are going to be separated, women needing abortions will die, and billionaires will get …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 7, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Social Security and Medicare are in danger.

Three-fourths of Americans want to see Social Security expanded―not cut. Even more want to see corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. 84% of Americans want to expand Medicare to cover dental services. John, Donald Trump is going to return to t…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 8:08 PM

A very special candidate

John, I’ve spent months writing to you in support of some of my favorite Social Security champions. In my last email before Election Day, I want to tell you about one more candidate — Social Security champion Christina Bohannan. Bohannan is running for U.S. House i…

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  Robert Reich for Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 4:41 PM

THIS is what will happen on Election Night

John, please see this important call to action from Robert Reich below and then join the campaign by adding your name today. ADD YOUR NAME Dear John, In a dirty trick on the American people, Trump used the election night “red mirage” in 2020 to fue…

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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 3, 2024 at 8:32 PM

Let the Trump tax scam expire

We should let Trump’s bogus tax scam expire and enact a fair tax code that makes millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share, and that protects our Social Security system! John, No matter who wins on Tuesday, a large portion of Donald Trump’s 2017 tax scam …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Re: What happens on Tuesday will shape the rest of our lives

We are doing everything we can to drive home this message between now and Election Day. Can you rush a donation to power our movement in the final stretch? John, We’re measuring time until Election Day in hours, not days. It’s that close. Before you sit down to find …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM

The final weekend

We are doing everything we can to drive home this message between now and Election Day. Can you rush a donation to power our movement in the final stretch? John, Election Day is Tuesday. And what happens Tuesday will shape the rest of our lives. Will we secure the ri…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM

RE: Social Security’s future is on the line in Pennsylvania

John, With just days to go until the 2024 election, Jon “Bowzer” Bauman is in Pennsylvania, supporting two of Social Security’s biggest champions in Congress — Reps. Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright. Wild and Cartwright are in some of the country’s most competitive …

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Social Security’s future is on the line in Pennsylvania

John, I’m spending the final days before the 2024 election in Pennsylvania — a state that’s critical for both the Presidential election and for control of the U.S. Congress. I recently held events with two of my favorite Social Security champions — Susan Wild (D-PA…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 31, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Re: Paul Krugman’s warning:

Both Trump and Musk have floated that they could cut one-third of government spending, with Musk promising “no exceptions.” That means cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid! John, I wanted to be sure you saw Paul Krugman's warning. The Nobel Prize-winning eco…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM

Paul Krugman’s warning

Both Trump and Musk have floated that they could cut one-third of government spending, with Musk promising “no exceptions.” That means cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid! John, Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times[1] with an urgent warning: Krugman i…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 2:53 PM

RE: We could lose a key Social Security champion

John, When we’re in the halls of Congress advocating for Social Security and Medicare, we can always count on Senator Bob Casey and his team. Casey, who chairs the Senate Aging Committee, is a sponsor of legislation to expand Social Security and make annual cost-of-l…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM

One of the hardest working Senators for seniors

John, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is one of the most hard-working and knowledgeable advocates for seniors in the U.S. Senate. As Chair of the Senate Aging Committee, he’s fighting to expand Social Security and Medicare, lower drug prices, and make nursing homes safer.   …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 9:25 PM

I was in Puerto Rico last week.

We didn’t think that Puerto Rico would become an issue in the election. We fought for the office’s re-opening because San Juan is home to about as many people as all of Wyoming, and they deserve to be able to access the benefits they pay into through a lifetime of hard work, just like every ot…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM

RE: These NY Congressional races could determine who controls the U.S. House

John, As election day approaches, John “Bowzer” Bauman is criss-crossing the country on behalf of Social Security Works PAC. Yesterday, he wrote to you about a trip he took to New York, where he endorsed two outstanding Social Security champions — Josh Riley and John…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Tight congressional races that could determine the future of Social Security and Medicare

John, Earlier this month, I went to New York to endorse two of my favorite Social Security champions: Josh Riley and John Mannion. They're running for the U.S. House to unseat Republicans with terrible records on Social Security. Josh Riley pledges that he “will ne…

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