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BREAKING: Today, in a press conference, President Obama came right out and said it: He’s pushing for benefit cuts in important programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.<\/strong><\/p>\n You and 175,000 others boldly pledged that if Obama actually cuts Medicare\/Medicaid benefits, you’ll take your money and volunteering elsewhere in 2012. <\/p>\n Click here to stand up for Social Security by adding it to your pledge.<\/a><\/p>\n Then, help us reach our new goal of 200,000 people by sharing the pledge:<\/p>\n On Facebook: Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Twitter: PLEDGE: If @BarackObama cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits, no money from me in 2012<\/a><\/p>\n <\/strong>For those of us who worked tirelessly to elect Obama in 2008, h<\/strong>ere are the 3 most depressing quotes from today’s press conference: <\/p>\n 1) “We’re going to have a sales job. This is not pleasant. It is hard to persuade people to do hard stuff that entails trimming benefits and increasing revenues.”<\/p>\n Significance:<\/strong> This is the first time Obama admitted he is pushing “benefit” cuts that would hurt our grandparents, kids, and the disabled — not just “savings” like negotiating lower drug prices. <\/p>\n 2) “I want to be crystal clear — nobody has talked about increasing taxes now. Nobody has talked about increases — increasing taxes next year.”<\/p>\n Significance: <\/strong>Polling shows that by 4 to 1, Americans want<\/em> taxes increased on the rich. The “millionaires tax” proposed by House progressives would raise $1 trillion — helping to take benefit cuts off the table. By his own admission, Obama is not even asking for this!<\/p>\n 3) “With respect to Social Security, Social Security is not the source of our deficit problems….the reason to include that potentially in this package is if you’re going to take a bunch of tough votes, you might as well do it now, as opposed to trying to muster up the political will to get something done further down in the future.” <\/p>\n Significance: <\/strong>Seriously??? Why is a Democratic president going out of his way to help Republicans cut Social Security??? That’s just wrong.<\/p>\n Please add Social Security to the list of programs you pledge to defend. Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Then, please pass this email to others. Thanks for being a bold progressive.<\/p>\n — Adam Green, Stephanie Taylor, Michael Snook, Forrest Brown, and the PCCC team<\/p>\n Named The Nation’s “Most Valuable Online Activism of 2010″—thanks to you. Help us continue our effective, independent progressive activism.<\/strong> Chip in $3 here.<\/a><\/p>\n
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