Dr. Joseph L. Bridges
President & CEO
(TSC) The Seniors Coalition
(P.O. Box 7015, Merrifield, VA 22116-7015)
Protecting
the Future You Have Earned
Dear Senior American,
[In
1-2014 partial letter] I hope you are as proud to
accept your 2014 Seniors Coalition Membership Card as I am to present it to
you.
You
are part of an elite group of active senior citizens who have always stood
ready to support The Seniors Coalition with your timely membership renewals,
and by taking part in our survey campaigns and other membership programs. You
are the key to everything I do here at The Seniors Coalition. So I want to make
sure today that you're still on board for 2014!
Your
Membership Card is a symbol of our commitment to fight for YOU in Washington, D.C. These are
uncertain times. But you can count on The Seniors Coalition to stand up and do
what is right for senior citizens...
Right
now, America is still at war and economic forecasts are still
unclear. But I believe your Membership is the – best investment you can make to
protect your Social Security and Medicare benefits...
In
fact, your Membership in 2014 will be even more important than last year for
two very important reasons:
First,
no one really knows what will happen with Social Security. The politicians and
special interests are fighting over different proposals in an effort to feather
their own nests in this time of national uncertainty. But the Seniors Coalition
is fighting for you.
All
Americans will have to make sacrifices. But some politicians would like to cut
your CoLA and means test your benefits. The Seniors Coalition will fight "sacrifices"
that hurt seniors, but are not shared by everyone else!
We're
also working with a few good Members of Congress who want to preserve and
strengthen Social Security. The Seniors Coalition helped lead the fight to
repeal the unfair "earnings limits" that punished seniors who work.
This year, we will keep fighting to cut the taxes you pay on your benefits.
Second,
we'll do everything in our power to stop the raid [Theft] on the Social Security Trust Fund, which was
established to pay benefits to America's retirees. By the government's own estimates, the
politicians are already planning to take up to $60 BILLION from the Social Security Trust Fund and "loan"
it back to the government to be spent on everything from foreign aid to
pork-barrel giveaways.
The greedy special interests are helping
themselves to YOUR
Social Security Trust Fund money, at a time when America must fight terrorism while saddled with crushing
debt. But we will NOT allow "terror" to victimize senior citizens. We
will NOT let debt swamp Social Security. And we will FIGHT to protect your
retirement!
We're
working to cut the wasteful government spending that drains money away from
Social Security! This is the single best way to guarantee your retirement
security.
Here's
my pledge to you: we'll fight any taxes on, or cuts in, your Social Security
benefits, because we believe the government must keep its promise to you.
And
just as important, we will also continue our fight to protect your health care.
We will fight to make sure that your benefits are protected, that you will
never be forced off Medicare, and that Medicare will never again be in danger
of bankruptcy. We'll also keep fighting to REPEAL President Obama's Federal
Health Control Law, to protect your access to, and choices in, health care.
On
all these issues -- with your help as a Member -- we will be your strong and
effective voice in the nation's capital protecting the future you've earned.
But we can't do it alone. That's why I'm really counting on you to stay with us
through 2014... (TSC, P.O. Box 7015, Merrifield, VA 22116-7015).
Sincerely
yours,
Dr.
Joseph L. Bridges
President & CEO
THE
SENIORS COALITION
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: 1250
Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone (202) 261-3594 • http://www.senior.org
Not Affiliated With Any Government Agency
********************
From the desk of:
Joanne Leon
Chairman of the Board
THE SENIORS COALITION
Dear Senior American,
Your
membership in The Seniors Coalition is absolutely essential for many reasons,
but let me give you just five.
1. Social Security Trust Fund "Theft" The
politicians have taken more than TWO TRILLION DOLLARS from Social Security and
spent it on their wasteful "give-away" programs since 1986. Now, with
liberal President Barack Obama back in the White House and the liberal
Democrats solidly in control of U.S. Senate, this "theft" is likely
not only to continue, but to get much, much worse. The Seniors Coalition will
fight for a "Lock Box" law that truly protects Social Security, to
make sure your future benefits will never be in danger.
2. No More "Seniors Only" Taxes Senior
Citizens are still paying for Bill Clinton's 1993 tax hike on Social Security
benefits. This tax is wrong-our current generation of seniors has already been
taxed enough. The Seniors Coalition will keep fighting for a total repeal of
this unfair tax in 2014.
3. Stop the 12% Social Security Benefit Cut There is a serious and dangerous proposal under
consideration in our nation's capital that would cost you 12% of your monthly Social
Security check. In a scheme revealed by The Washington Post, former Federal
Reserve Vice Chairman Alan Blinder declared that a 12% cut is needed because
Social Security is in such bad financial shape. Sadly, he is half right—the
Social Security Trust Fund is broke, but cutting your benefits is not the
answer. Worse yet, Alan Blinder is a liberal Democrat in a position to have a
lot of influence in the Obama administration. The Seniors Coalition will fight
to protect your Social Security benefits from this and any other proposed cuts.
4. Repeal Obama's Federal Health Control Law The
Seniors Coalition has fought to stop government-run health care since it was
first proposed in 1993 by Bill and Hillary Clinton. The liberals lost that
time. But they learned from their mistakes and kept at it for 17 years. They
broke every rule in the book to do it, but in 2010, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi,
and Harry Reid finally passed "Obamacare." The Federal Health Control
Law must be repealed, and The Seniors Coalition will keep fighting any part of
Obamacare that limits your choice of doctors, rations your access to health
care, or denies you new life-saving and life-extending medicines and
treatments.
5. The War on Your
Benefits Must End In recent years, senior citizens have been singled
out for attack by politicians who want to "cut costs." Washington has tried to take away the benefits you were promised
through means testing, CoLA cuts, taxes on benefits, and other unfair schemes.
With your help in 2014, The Seniors Coalition will keep fighting to protect the
future you have earned.
We
can accomplish these goals, but we need you on board to help us. Tragically, the group formerly known as the
"American Association of Retired Persons" has all but abandoned senior
citizens lately. They even officially changed their name to "AARP" because they didn't want the word "retired" in it! Worse
yet, AARP has supported legislation to raise taxes on Social Security, cut
Medicare, and turn your health care over to federal bureaucrats.
You
need a seniors organization that truly represents you.
So please join with us today.
********************
Protecting
the Future You Have Earned
Dear Senior American,
I'm
writing to invite you to join as a member of The Seniors Coalition, America's most effective advocate alternative to AARP. Please
don't wait -- respond today.
In
order to process your membership quickly, I've enclosed a file card from my
records that I opened in your name. To activate your membership in The Seniors
Coalition, all you need to do is return your file card with a contribution of
$10 or more.
I
hope you will join with us today because 2014 is definitely going to be a
critically important year for senior citizens. We have a great opportunity to
halt the relentless attacks now being made on Social Security and Medicare. And
our 2014 agenda contains the following urgent action items -- but we need your
support to help us finance them:
1. Win a
guaranteed Cost-of-Living Adjustment ("CoLA") that the politicians
can't touch, so your Social Security benefits keep up with rising prices.
2. Pass a
tough "Lock Box" law to protect your Social Security benefits from
the politicians' wasteful "earmarks" and "pork-barrel"
spending.
3. Repeal
President Barack Obama's disastrous Federal Health Control Law -- which is
already destroying Medicare as you and I know it, and is already limiting the
care available to senior citizens -- and replace "Obamacare" with
market-oriented reforms to America's health care system.
I
hope you are braced for the worst in 2014. The four years that Barack Obama has
been President have been a disaster for older Americans, despite the efforts of
many good people in Washington. And now we're in for four more years!
Just
think about your health care. The new Federal Health Control Law, proposed by
President Obama, was rammed through Congress in the dark of night by Nancy
Pelosi and Harry Reid, who were determined to break every rule in the book to
pass "Obamacare."
The
liberals want to control every aspect of your life. They even want the power to
decide whether you live or die. And America's senior citizens are already paying the price for
this liberal scheme to drastically expand the size and power of the government
by allowing federal bureaucrats to come between you and your personal doctor.
Make
no mistake. The new Federal Health Control Law is already forcing senior
citizens to give up access to life-saving and life-extending medicines and
therapies. It will eventually take away all your choices in health care,
including your choice of doctor.
With
your help, The Seniors Coalition will lead the fight to repeal the Federal
Health Control Law. Ever since we got started during the successful battle to
repeal the hated "Catastrophic Coverage Act" in 1989, The Seniors
Coalition has fought every plan to ration your health care or take away your
choice of doctor. "Obamacare" must be repealed . . . but that may
never happen without your help.
At
the same time, we'll fight to protect your retirement security with a guaranteed annual Cost-of-Living
Adjustment (CoLA) .
We'll also fight to protect your Social Security Trust Funds with a "Lock Box," so your future benefits
can't be raided to pay for the politicians' wasteful "earmarks." And
we'll keep leading the fight to "STOP PAYMENT!" of your
Social Security benefits to
illegal aliens from Mexico!
With Barack Obama in the White House and the liberals firmly in control of the U.S.
Senate, you should expect higher taxes and bigger government programs in 2014
-- paid for by benefit cuts that hurt senior citizens.
But
with your grassroots support, The Seniors Coalition will fight to protect the
secure retirement u have earned through lifetime of hard work. We need you on
board.
Please
use the enclosed envelope to rush your current membership dues of $10, $15, or
$25 today. If for any reason you're not satisfied with The Seniors Coalition,
we'll refund your dues in full. I'm counting on you to join us. Please respond
today (TSC, P.O. Box 7015, Merrifield, VA 22116-7015).
Sincerely
yours,
Joseph
L. Bridges
FOR
THE SENIORS COALITION
P.S. We need
you as a member. There's strength in numbers, and we're fighting for you.
Please join us today!
P.P.S. When you send
in your membership dues, please return your file card, making note of any
corrections. Thank you!
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: 1250
Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone (202) 261-3594 • http://www.senior.org
Not Affiliated With Any Government Agency