Note: We circulate this from Root Action in a spirit of solidarity. As a rule we regard petitioning the bastards in power a repugnant and futile act of submission they do not deserve, considering their outrageous record of betrayals and corruption. At TGP we believe they damn well what they’re doing. They don’t need us to tell them to do the right thing, except, in some specific cases, to show them our anger and revulsion so as to FORCE them (momentarily) to do the right thing. But, what the hell, here it is, for the sake of information.
Incidentally we do not form part nor automatically endorse all Root Action campaigns. We judge each on its merits.—P. Greanville
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Obama Offers to Cut Social Security, Medicare
The Washington Post revealed this weekend that the White House has a current offer “still on the table” to make billions of dollars of cuts in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Democratic Leaders in Congress, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, grudgingly agreed to the deal, according to the Post.
Obama should veto any budget that does not increase taxes on the wealthy. But missing from the entire budget discussion is the existence of absurdly bloated military spending.
Military spending takes over half of discretionary spending and is protected by the silence of both parties and the media. Military spending hurts the economy, rather than boosting it. Military spending makes us less safe, destroys the environment, erodes civil liberties, concentrates presidential power, blocks progressive initiatives, and kills large numbers of people.
And polls show the majority of Americans want military spending cut.
Tell Obama, Reid, and Pelosi to cut the military instead of human needs.
Barack Obama
Fax:(202) 456-2461
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Nancy Pelosi
House of Representatives, Democrats
Office of the Democratic Leader
H-204, US Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
US
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Harry Reid
U.S. Senate, Democrats
522 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
US
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