Rep. Bill Delahunt will host public forums this month for South Shore and Cape & Island residents, focusing on the future of Social Security.
The forums, which will feature Social Security Administration officials and other national experts, are scheduled for Monday, April 25 in Barnstable and Quincy:
Time: 9:30 - 11 am
Place: Cape Cod Community College
2244 Iyanough Road
West Barnstable
According to a release from Delahunt: "the April 25 forums are intended to clarify the nature and scope of the system’s problems and to outline various proposals to address them. Presentations will attempt to place the current debate in a historical context and to “connect the dots” to other developments – including the just-announced spike in Medicare premiums, which impact beneficiaries just as directly as any changes in Social Security policy."
Delahunt says he wants to hear "first-hand" the view of area residents – both current and future beneficiaries, and that, to date, the discussion has been "cheapened by demagoguery on all sides” .
I personally think it would be important for progressives from every local group to attend this meeting and to insist that any changes to the Social Security system meet three basic principles:
1. No reduction in benefits
2. National 401K Plan in addition to Social Security
3. New Revenue from combination of repeal of tax cuts for wealthiest 2% (including re-instatement of modified Estate Tax) and raising the point at which SS taxes end.
We are well into this 'fight', and although I know it is important for elected officials to listen to their constituents, members of Congress are elected as 'leaders'. I hope to hear Congressman Delahunt tell us what he thinks we should do to reform Social Security.
Email address for Delahunt: william.delahunt@mail.house.gov
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