[nfb-talk] nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40

Fri Dec 21 23:10:59 UTC 2012

Steve,

Yes I do. That's what you get when you use dictation on an iPhone. :-)
Thank you for the clarification.

Merry Christmas,

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 21, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:

> Chris, don't you mean House Majority Leader, John Boehner, pronounced Baner?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of christopher
> nusbaum
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 1:45 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40
>
> Robert,
>
> This may be more of a political issue than anything, but I'm just wondering
> why you wouldn't recommend that we contact Republican leaders in Congress,
> especially House majority leader John Weiner?
> After all, they are involved in the negotiations just as much as the
> Democrats are, and they need to know how we feel as well. Now, if this is an
> inappropriate topics for list, or if it is a political issue for you and you
> don't want to talk to the Republicans, I understand that.
> Just curious.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 21, 2012, at 1:58 PM, Robert Ortiz <bobby7391 at optimum.net> wrote:
>
>> I saw a message asking what the fiscal cliff has to do with the NFB
>> and I wanted to answer that question.  A WHOLE DAMN LOT ESPECIALLY TO
>> ANYONE RECEIVING SSI OR SSDI!  If an agreement isn't reached by
>> January 1st for this bologna "Fiscal Cliff" which I'm praying for,
>> then Social Security WILL NOT BE TOUCHED!  But if President Obama and
>> Nancy Palosi continue to offer the damn republicans a cut in the
>> Annual Cost of Living Adjustment COLA for all Social Security
>> recipients, as they have done over the last few days; then all of us
>> blind SSDI recipients will experience our first real cut in our Social
> Security benefits.  And remember SSDI stands for Social Security
>> Disability Insurance.   And we all paid our FICA taxes over our work lives
>> to receive our DISABILITY INSURANCE!  That's right IT'S INSURANCE WE
>> PAID FOR, NOT A HANDOUT!
>>
>> So I seriously suggest to everyone who reads this to do as I have done.
>> Call or email your home state's two senators, your house of
>> representatives congressman for your county, Senate Majority leader
>> Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Palosi, and President Obama to
>> please not backstab America's blind and disabled!
>>
>>
>>
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>> Today's Topics:
>>
>>  1. {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and    Sequestration
>>     (Kenneth Chrane)
>>  2. Re: {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff    and
>>     Sequestration (Humberto Avila)
>>  3. Re: {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff    and
>>     Sequestration (Mike Freeman)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:11:50 -0500
>> From: "Kenneth Chrane" <kenneth.chrane at verizon.net>
>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>,    "NFB of Maryland
>>   e-mail list" <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Blind_Democrats at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and
>>   Sequestration
>> Message-ID: <CC61E7FF5F26432E9606B39208B1704E at Kens>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Email
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: senator at mikulski.senate.gov
>> To: kenneth.chrane at verizon.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:40 AM
>> Subject: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and Sequestration
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Mr. Chrane:
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for contacting me about the fiscal cliff and the federal
> deficit.
>> It's good to hear from you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Americans need to have a government on their side that is capable of
>> solving tough problems.  That's why Congress must act now to avoid the
>> devastating impact of the fiscal cliff and across-the-board cuts known as
> sequester.
>> Without swift action to avoid the fiscal cliff, millions of Americans
>> would see their taxes go up and face spending cuts that could bring
>> our nation back into recession.  The longer we delay the more damage
>> we do to ourselves and the economy.
>>
>>
>>
>> My principles for avoiding the fiscal cliff are simple.  We must have
>> a combination of spending cuts and new revenue to reduce our debt and
>> still grow the economy.  We must also protect the social contract
>> between the American people and their government.  Medicare and
>> Medicaid need to be reformed and refreshed not gutted or block-granted.
>>
>>
>>
>> I believe there are ways to achieve the savings required to avoid the
>> fiscal cliff in a balanced and thoughtful way.  We can start by
>> letting the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire for households making more than
> $250,000 per year.
>> This could save an estimated $700 billion over 10 years.  We can also
>> make thoughtful and balanced cuts to spending - both military and
>> domestic - that will begin to reduce our deficit.  That's why I
>> supported the Budget Control Act passed by Congress in 2011 that would
>> require $900 billion in cuts over
>> 10 years.
>>
>>
>>
>> What we can't do, however, is use across-the-board spending cuts to
>> get us to a balanced budget.  It would unfairly harm middle-class
>> families and do nothing to raise the additional revenue needed to
>> reduce the deficit.  In Maryland alone, this could result in the loss
>> of tens of thousands of jobs and $3.1 billion to our state economy.
>>
>>
>>
>> I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to prevent the
>> fiscal cliff and make thoughtful and balanced changes to our spending
>> policy to reduce our national debt.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks again for getting in touch with me.  Knowing of your views is
>> very important to me.  Please let me know if I can be of any
>> assistance to you in the future.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Barbara A. Mikulski
>> United States Senator
>>
>>
>> Please do not respond directly to this e-mail. The originating e-mail
>> account is not monitored.
>> If you would like to get in touch with me again, please visit the
>> comments page of my website here.
>> If you would like to get regular updates, please sign up for my
>> E-Newsletter here.
>> Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:17:19 -0800
>> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff    and
>>   Sequestration
>> Message-ID: <007901cddf29$b0678580$11369080$@gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> And what does this have to do with the NFB? How are we impacted?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Kenneth Chrane
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:12 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List; NFB of Maryland e-mail list
>> Cc: Blind_Democrats at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and
>> Sequestration
>>
>> Email
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: senator at mikulski.senate.gov
>> To: kenneth.chrane at verizon.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:40 AM
>> Subject: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and Sequestration
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Mr. Chrane:
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for contacting me about the fiscal cliff and the federal
> deficit.
>> It's good to hear from you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Americans need to have a government on their side that is capable of
>> solving tough problems.  That's why Congress must act now to avoid the
>> devastating impact of the fiscal cliff and across-the-board cuts known as
> sequester.
>> Without swift action to avoid the fiscal cliff, millions of Americans
>> would see their taxes go up and face spending cuts that could bring
>> our nation back into recession.  The longer we delay the more damage
>> we do to ourselves and the economy.
>>
>>
>>
>> My principles for avoiding the fiscal cliff are simple.  We must have
>> a combination of spending cuts and new revenue to reduce our debt and
>> still grow the economy.  We must also protect the social contract
>> between the American people and their government.  Medicare and
>> Medicaid need to be reformed and refreshed not gutted or block-granted.
>>
>>
>>
>> I believe there are ways to achieve the savings required to avoid the
>> fiscal cliff in a balanced and thoughtful way.  We can start by
>> letting the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire for households making more than
> $250,000 per year.
>> This could save an estimated $700 billion over 10 years.  We can also
>> make thoughtful and balanced cuts to spending - both military and
>> domestic - that will begin to reduce our deficit.  That's why I
>> supported the Budget Control Act passed by Congress in 2011 that would
>> require $900 billion in cuts over
>> 10 years.
>>
>>
>>
>> What we can't do, however, is use across-the-board spending cuts to
>> get us to a balanced budget.  It would unfairly harm middle-class
>> families and do nothing to raise the additional revenue needed to
>> reduce the deficit.  In Maryland alone, this could result in the loss
>> of tens of thousands of jobs and $3.1 billion to our state economy.
>>
>>
>>
>> I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to prevent the
>> fiscal cliff and make thoughtful and balanced changes to our spending
>> policy to reduce our national debt.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks again for getting in touch with me.  Knowing of your views is
>> very important to me.  Please let me know if I can be of any
>> assistance to you in the future.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Barbara A. Mikulski
>> United States Senator
>>
>>
>> Please do not respond directly to this e-mail. The originating e-mail
>> account is not monitored.
>> If you would like to get in touch with me again, please visit the
>> comments page of my website here.
>> If you would like to get regular updates, please sign up for my
>> E-Newsletter here.
>> Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook.
>>
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:26:49 -0800
>> From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff    and
>>   Sequestration
>> Message-ID: <FA5FCD01-4B82-498E-9B35-DFB84CD831E3 at panix.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii
>>
>> Rehab funding.
>>
>> Mike Freeman
>> sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 20, 2012, at 19:17, "Humberto Avila"
>> <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> And what does this have to do with the NFB? How are we impacted?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Kenneth Chrane
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:12 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List; NFB of Maryland e-mail list
>>> Cc: Blind_Democrats at yahoogroups.com
>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and
>>> Sequestration
>>>
>>> Email
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: senator at mikulski.senate.gov
>>> To: kenneth.chrane at verizon.net
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:40 AM
>>> Subject: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and Sequestration
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Mr. Chrane:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you for contacting me about the fiscal cliff and the federal
>> deficit.
>>> It's good to hear from you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Americans need to have a government on their side that is capable of
>> solving
>>> tough problems.  That's why Congress must act now to avoid the
>>> devastating impact of the fiscal cliff and across-the-board cuts known as
> sequester.
>>> Without swift action to avoid the fiscal cliff, millions of Americans
>> would
>>> see their taxes go up and face spending cuts that could bring our
>>> nation back into recession.  The longer we delay the more damage we
>>> do to
>> ourselves
>>> and the economy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My principles for avoiding the fiscal cliff are simple.  We must have
>>> a combination of spending cuts and new revenue to reduce our debt and
>>> still grow the economy.  We must also protect the social contract
>>> between the American people and their government.  Medicare and
>>> Medicaid need to be reformed and refreshed not gutted or block-granted.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I believe there are ways to achieve the savings required to avoid the
>> fiscal
>>> cliff in a balanced and thoughtful way.  We can start by letting the
>>> 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire for households making more than
>>> $250,000 per
>> year.
>>> This could save an estimated $700 billion over 10 years.  We can also
>>> make thoughtful and balanced cuts to spending - both military and
>>> domestic -
>> that
>>> will begin to reduce our deficit.  That's why I supported the Budget
>> Control
>>> Act passed by Congress in 2011 that would require $900 billion in
>>> cuts
>> over
>>> 10 years.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What we can't do, however, is use across-the-board spending cuts to
>>> get us to a balanced budget.  It would unfairly harm middle-class
>>> families and do nothing to raise the additional revenue needed to
>>> reduce the deficit.  In Maryland alone, this could result in the loss
>>> of tens of thousands of jobs and $3.1 billion to our state economy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to prevent the
>> fiscal
>>> cliff and make thoughtful and balanced changes to our spending policy
>>> to reduce our national debt.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks again for getting in touch with me.  Knowing of your views is
>>> very important to me.  Please let me know if I can be of any
>>> assistance to you
>> in
>>> the future.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Barbara A. Mikulski
>>> United States Senator
>>>
>>>
>>> Please do not respond directly to this e-mail. The originating e-mail
>>> account is not monitored.
>>> If you would like to get in touch with me again, please visit the
>>> comments page of my website here.
>>> If you would like to get regular updates, please sign up for my
>> E-Newsletter
>>> here.
>>> Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook.
>>>
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