[nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the FiscalCliff andSequestration

Steven Johnson blinddog3 at charter.net
Sat Dec 22 01:01:46 UTC 2012 

I was just reading an update from Move-On which is a Liberal-based movement
and here is what it said...remember, this is only seconds in my in-box.
And, remember this is something proposed by the President...

This week we asked you and other MoveOn members whether MoveOn should make a
final push to stop proposed Social Security cuts in the fiscal showdown
negotiations. 

As of now, with more than 185,000 votes cast, an overwhelming 96.8% of
MoveOn members are in favor. And MoveOn members have already chipped in over
$150,000 to enable this work. 

The embarrassing debacle in Congress last night, in which members of Speaker
John Boehner's own party undermined him by rejecting his fiscal showdown
plan, has weakened Republicans' hand and gives us a new opening to stop this
bad deal.

So here's our three-step plan to keep up the pressure:
1.	Show there's not enough support from Democrats in Congress to pass
the bad deal reported in the press.  
  
2.	Call on the President to rescind his offer to cut Social Security
benefits.  
  
3.	Turn up the heat on Republicans-who are refusing to allow an
up-or-down vote in the House on tax cuts for 98% of Americans. 
MoveOn members have made this important decision together to go forward with
a big, final push against cuts to Social Security including hard-hitting TV
ads, on-the-ground events, and other grassroots campaigning-and we'll need
at least $200,000 to get noticed. 

Any questions?  Folks, this is something I have ben listening to for the
past couple of weeks and if you had not heard this, in regards to the
proposed Social Security cuts, then you had better start tuning in.  

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ray Foret
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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 6:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the FiscalCliff
andSequestration

Well, I can almost guarantee we will.  I can also just about guarantee that
unless we treat this subject rationally, like intelligent adults, this
threat will very quickly deteriorate in to an absolutely worst than useless
debate and or shouting match consisting of clames by the left against the
right and back the other way.  Now, I say this this soon in the thread
because I do not want to see this happen.  I do very sincerely hope the
following:

1.  We do not uselessly speculate on what will happen to us based on any
kind of stupid fly by second conspiracy theory.

2.  That, when and or if we do go over, that we act like the intelligent
people we all clame to b and not let our unstable human emotions get in the
way; as they may be prone to do with something like this.

3.  That if, by some strange chance, we do manage to go off the rails on
this, that it is brought to a screeching halt.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!

On Dec 21, 2012, at 5:37 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> Actually, I've listened to various news sources. I do not believe based on
reports that social security disability insurance is impacted.
> No one wants to touch current social security and I think this includes
ssdi. I just got a letter in fact saying my ssdi would go up; for working
part time and cost of living. Now, your SSI may be cut if you depend on it.
But I doubt SSDI will. If you think otherwise and have sources to state
that, please share.
> 
> But where it impacts us is rehab funding; even working adults depend on
rehab ocasionally for post employment services like equipment and mobility
training.
> So this will hurt  all of us. I' am scared because with funding cuts comes
order of selection.
> This means they cut out those people who are not as needy temporarily.
This probably includes me  and I want rehab services for Mobility training,
equipment upgrades and the little help they give me in finding  a job.
> 
> So, I hope and pray we do not go over the cliff.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Chrane
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 6:23 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the FiscalCliff 
> andSequestration
> 
> We don't want to see our programs like Social Security go to Waste.
> Ken Chrane
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Humberto Avila" 
> <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff 
> andSequestration
> 
> 
>> 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
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>> 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
>> 
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