Jack Klimp
Lieutenant General
US Marine Corps, Retired
President and Chief Executive Officer
(CSSSM) Campaign
to Save Social Security and Medicare
(P.O. Box 98068, Washington D.C. 20090-8068)
2014 FILE CARD PROGRAM
"2014 COULD BE A MAKE OR BREAK YEAR FOR SOCIAL
SECURITY. SAME GRIDLOCK IN WASHINGTON D.C. MORE BATTLES OVER THE BUDGET. BENEFIT CUTS ARE BEING
LOUDLY ADVOCATED. DC's WILD SPENDING AND TRUST FUND "RAID" MUST
END!"
STOP BENEFIT CUTS... STOP
THE RAID... GIVE SENIORS A COLA!
AVERAGE SPENT FROM TRUST FUND PER YEAR, 2006-2012: $129 BILLION
AVERAGE SPENT FROM TRUST FUND PER YEAR, 1968-1999: $25.96 BILLION
That's why your signed
Petition and File Card are urgently needed to put Congress on notice that Seniors will not tolerate this ongoing and worsening abuse
of our retirement system.
Dear Friend,
Would
you please review and sign the enclosed File Card and Petition and return them
to me right away?
The
news about Social Security has only worsened. With President Barack Obama's
continued push on domestic issues, Seniors must apply pressure on the Congress
right now!...
That's
why in our ongoing Campaign to Save Social Security, your File Card and
Petition are vital!
Your
Petition urges your members of the 113th Congress to stop the abuse of the Trust Fund; second, to ensure Seniors have a permanent and guaranteed Cost of Living
Adjustment, unlike 2010 and 2011, when Seniors received no COLA at all.
With
your support, hundreds of thousands of petitions have been delivered in support
of these important measures.
It's important that you also participate
in our File Card record program.
Please
review your name and address on this special File Card to verify its accuracy.
This will ensure your Petition gets processed and delivered accurately. Then,
return it with your signed Petition.
You see, every Congress
has "raided" the Social Security Trust Fund to finance
pork barrel projects and other unrelated government spending – for a total of
$3.25 TRILLION since 1968.
You
and many other Seniors paid special government taxes
so that your money would be RESERVED and PROTECTED to pay current and future
benefits!
In recent years, Congress has "raided"
more money than in any period in history. Each year, Congress spent every
surplus dollar in the Trust Fund, no matter the amount.
2012: $62.0 Billion
2011: $67.0 Billion
2010: $87.0 Billion
2009: $137.0
Billion
2008: $180.2
Billion
2007: $186.5
Billion
2006: $185.5 Billion
Average
Spent From Trust Fund Per Year, 1968 to 1999: $25.96 BILLION. Average Spent
From Trust Fund Per Year, 2006 to 2012: $129 BILLION.
That's
why your signed Petition and File Card
are urgently needed to put Congress on notice that Seniors
will not tolerate this [ongoing and] worsening abuse of Social Security
[retirement system].
The problem with Social Security isn't Seniors or the size of our benefits – it's Congress and
their "raid" of the Trust Fund
that threatens our future benefits!
This
Petition also demands that Congress fix another problem it has LONG IGNORED: Your unfair and too low annual Social Security Cost of
Living Adjustment.
A
Senior COLA law will provide a fairer and larger annual Cost of Living
Adjustment (COLA) based on Seniors' unique buying
needs.
Right
now, the government calculates your COLA using a formula that doesn't fully
measure the increased cost of goods more frequently used by Seniors.
The
serious impact of the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs, health care and
insurance – items that Senior Citizens depend on more than any other age group
– is UNDER-ESTIMATED by the current COLA formula.
The result?
Your benefits are failing to keep pace with your cost of living – and many
seniors are feeling the pinch. Congress must STOP IGNORING this problem and
take ACTION!
I promise to provide the leadership
needed to combat these problems. Will you do your part today by taking these
actions?
*** Review the enclosed File Card. Please verify
the accuracy of the information on it and make any corrections directly on the
card.
*** Sign and return the enclosed Petition to me.
It urges Congress to support and pass the Lockbox Law and the Senior COLA Bill
in the 113th Congress.
*** Make a special contribution to help fund our
campaign. We don't accept any government funds or subsidies. This allows us to
be your independent voice on Capitol Hill, but it also means we must rely on
individual, non-governmental contributions to fund our programs.
Some
friends will contribute $10 or $15; others will contribute more or less. I urge
you to contribute the amount that's right for you since every dollar helps.
Your contribution TODAY will help us
collect at least 50,000 signatures for our Petition drive, contact thousands more Social Security recipients so
they can join our fight, strengthen our grassroots campaign, and help with the
cost of lobbying Congress directly.
Will
you include a check or money order for $20, $15, or $10 with your File Card and
signed Petition? I appreciate your support.
Yours
in Service,
Jack
Klimp
Lieutenant General, US Marine Corps, Retired
President
and Chief Executive Officer
P.S. Please sign and return
to me your signed Petition. I urge you to also review the enclosed File Card
for accuracy. Please return it with your signed Petition. I hope to collect
25,000 signatures by March 14th.
2014 could be a MAKE or BREAK
year for Social Security. Political deal-making only postpones tough choices.
Your future benefits at risk, your signed petition is
needed to apply pressure on the 113th Congress right now!
I also urge you to help out
with a special contribution to fund this File Card and Petition program. Thank
you!
[Please request for File Card
and Petition, which "urges Congress to [Stop The
Raid,] support and Pass the Lockbox Law and the Senior COLA Bill in the 113th
Congress (CSSSM, P.O.
Box 98068, Washington D.C. 20090-8068)!]
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