[nfb-talk] Rules???
Larry D. Keeler
lkeeler at comcast.net
Mon Dec 24 02:39:51 UTC 2012
Just an observation. Deffinetely not trying to cause trouble but, on a list
where we can push our Federation buisness, we can't talk a little politics
without offending others! Again, just an observation, nothing more!
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 6:26 PM
Subject: [nfb-talk] Rules???
> There are not "formal" rules. I have resisted writing them, because
> people regard them as a line in the sand, and then proceed to step over
> them. We have general guidelines -- no personal attacks, and posts should
> be blindness-oriented/related. That is about it. It has mostly worked
> for over 20 years now.
>
> Dave
>
> At 10:59 PM 12/22/2012, you wrote:
>>Dear David Andrews,
>>
>>I'm sorry if I crossed someline, and I will of course discontinue posting
>>any more politics related posts. Please email me any links for the exact
>>rules for the Blind_Talk discussion group. I would appreciate it for
>>future
>>reference. Thankyou very much in advance.
>>
>>Sincerely, Robert Ortiz.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
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>>nfb-talk-request at nfbnet.org
>>Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 9:37 PM
>>To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 76
>>
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>>Today's Topics:
>>
>> 1. Re: I'll tell you why we shouldn't talk to Republicans.RE:
>> nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 43 (David Andrews)
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>Message: 1
>>Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:35:27 -0600
>>From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>>To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] I'll tell you why we shouldn't talk to
>> Republicans.RE: nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 43
>>Message-ID: <auto-000091317006 at mailfront3.g2host.com>
>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>
>>You are correct -- I must ask that the political discussion cease and
>>desist!
>>
>>David Andrews, Moderator
>>
>>At 07:32 PM 12/22/2012, you wrote:
>> >Just wondering if this discussion is appropriate here. Our personal
>> >political affiliations are one thing. But, promoting one party over
>> >another on an NFB list seems out of place to me.
>> >
>> >Cindy
>> >
>> >-----Original Message----- From: Larry D. Keeler
>> >Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 6:26 PM
>> >To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> >Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] I'll tell ou why we shouldn't talk to
>> >Republicans.RE: nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 43
>> >
>> >Yah, irt seems like the3 republicans have been a lot more active when
>> >it concerns cut backs to our populations. Not to be to hard about it
>> >but I can't see why folks vote republican with our economy the way it
>> >is! Look at Michigans Governor! Je3ez! Well, not to start an
>> >argument but the republican regeme tends to make it hard for those of
>> >us who are just trying to get by!
>> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Ortiz"
>> ><bobby7391 at optimum.net>
>> >To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 1:53 PM
>> >Subject: [nfb-talk] I'll tell ou why we shouldn't talk to
>> >Republicans.RE:
>> >nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 43
>> >
>> >
>> >>Chris,
>> >>
>> >>Don't you remember when President G.W. Bush (Or Baby Blue, as I like
>> >>to call
>> >>him) traveled around America in early 2005 while advocating that
>> >>Social Security should be Privatized, either partially or completely?
>> >>The Republican party has been for years dreaming of stealing the two
>> >>trillion dollars in the SS trust fund and handing it to Wall Street
>> >>who will invest it in the riskiest craziest derivatives they can
>> >>invent. Doesn't anyone remember the banking collapse of 2008?
>> >>
>> >>So what do you think will happen to Social Security in the long term if
>>that
>> >>happens? Or isn't it obvious? Also, whenever any republican
>> >>politician
>> >>has been asked over the last decade if the republicans would consider
>> >>giving governmental garantees to the beneficiaries of privatized
>> >>personalized Social Security accounts, they have ALL WITHOUT EXEMPTION
>> >>said ABSOLUTELY NO. So what does that mean? Well it is very clear.
>> >>They, the Republicans, want to use our Social Security FICA insurance
>> >>which we paid for, invest it in toilet paper investments, milk those
>> >>investments for all they can, and then throw us under the bus when
>> >>those
>>"investments" inevitably go bust.
>> >>And if those aren't convincing enough reasons why we shouldn't talk
>> >>to republicans on this issue, then I don't know what reasons would be.
>> >>
>> >>Also, I also wanted to clarify something. I didn't say that the
>> >>failure to negotiate a deal on the fiscal cliff by January 1st would
>> >>automatically effect anyone's social security check now. I think
>> >>maybe my previous posting was a little misunderstood.
>> >>
>> >>I was trying to explain that for the last three days, President and
>> >>House Minority leader Nancy Palosi have both said that they are
>> >>willing to cut the COLA Cost of Living Adjustment on Social Security
>> >>beneficiaries by 0.3 percent. I know this doesn't sound like much,
>> >>but it is a terribly frightening prospect for several reasons.
>> >>
>> >>1( It would be the first time since the creation of Social Security
>> >>that direct monthly benefits would have been cut AT ALL.
>> >>
>> >>2) this minimum sounding cut is also accumulative. In about 10 years
>> >>or less, every SSDI recipient will be receiving about an average of
>> >>$1000.00 less annually. Can any of us afford that? I know I can't.
>> >>So this is a real cut, and not some kind of Consumer Pricing Index
>> >>readjustment as many are now claiming.
>> >>
>> >>And 3) This first historic cut to Social Security benefits will open
>> >>the DOOR WIDE OPEN to restricting and maybe privatizing Social
>> >>Security which would eventually doom the entire trust fund. And if
>> >>you need proof of that, then study what has happened to retirement
>> >>benefit programs in Latin American countries whenever those countries
>> >>have privatized or been forced to privatize their retirement benefit
>> >>programs. This craziness has all been tried before to desasterous
>>effects.
>> >>
>> >>Of course, no one's checks will disappear immediately, but the long
>> >>term damage to Social Security may or probably will become
>> >>UNREPAIRABLE! So that is why we should worry about how these fiscal
>> >>cliff negotiations are going and exactly what the final shape of any
>> >>deal looks like. It isn't just our long term future that's at stake,
>> >>but what about when our kids retire or God forbid become disabled like
>> >>us?
>> >>
>> >>Finally, I myself am not trying to scare anyone. Besides, I think the
>> >>above facts are scary enough.
>> >>
>> >>Sincerely, Robert Ortiz
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> >>nfb-talk-request at nfbnet.org
>> >>Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 5:59 PM
>> >>To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>> >>Subject: nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 43
>> >>
>> >>Send nfb-talk mailing list submissions to nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
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>> >>"Re: Contents of nfb-talk digest..."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Today's Topics:
>> >>
>> >> 1. Re: nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40 (Steven Johnson)
>> >> 2. Re: nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40 (Steven Johnson)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >>Message: 1
>> >>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:55:11 -0600
>> >>From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
>> >>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40
>> >>Message-ID: <004401cddfce$3bb16170$b3142450$@charter.net>
>> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>> >>
>> >>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!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>-----Original Message-----
>> >>>From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> >>>nfb-talk-request at nfbnet.org
>> >>>Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 1:00 PM
>> >>>To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>> >>>Subject: nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40
>> >>>
>> >>>Send nfb-talk mailing list submissions to
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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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>> >>>
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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 $3.1 billion to our state
>> >>>>economy.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to prevent
>> >>>>the
>> >>>fiscal
>> >>>>cliff and make thoughtful and balanced changes to our spending
>> >>>>policy to reduce our national debt.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Thanks again for getting in touch with me. Knowing of your views is
>> >>>>very important to me. Please let me know if I can be of any
>> >>>>assistance to you
>> >>>in
>> >>>>the future.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Sincerely,
>> >>>>Barbara A. Mikulski
>> >>>>United States Senator
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Please do not respond directly to this e-mail. The originating
>> >>>>e-mail account is not monitored.
>> >>>>If you would like to get in touch with me again, please visit the
>> >>>>comments page of my website here.
>> >>>>If you would like to get regular updates, please sign up for my
>> >>>E-Newsletter
>> >>>>here.
>> >>>>Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>_______________________________________________
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>> >>Message: 2
>> >>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:58:49 -0600
>> >>From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
>> >>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40
>> >>Message-ID: <004501cddfce$bd59d310$380d7930$@charter.net>
>> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>> >>
>> >>Chris,
>> >>
>> >>The problem in this country is not the revenue coming in, but the
>>spending.
>> >>Based on this, our Government needs to be responsible enough to look
>> >>at cuts across the board and this includes SSA benefits. My hope that
>> >>if a compromise canot be reached, all programs will be looked at
>> >>equally as far as cuts. I have read that implementing a 1% cut across
>> >>the board in all Federal programs could get us out of this mess, but
>> >>no one will pull that proverbial trigger. Needless to say, chances
>> >>are that the COLA for SSA benefits would be ended just for starters.
>> >>
>> >>Steve
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> >>christopher nusbaum
>> >>Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 1:36 PM
>> >>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> >>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] nfb-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 40
>> >>
>> >>Ray,
>> >>
>> >>Although this is merely speculation at this point, I agree with you.
>> >>If an agreement is not reached by January 1, and even if an agreement
>> >>is reached on this fiscal cliff issue, some government programs will
>> >>most likely be either cut or eliminated. However, it seems that most
>> >>politicians think Social Security is an important program, and most of
>> >>the people I've heard say they don't want to touch that program. So, I
>> >>think those of you on SSI or SSDI will not be affected. Still, it
>> >>might be good to keep an eye on this issue.
>> >>
>> >>Chris Nusbaum
>> >>
>> >>Sent from my iPhone
>> >>
>> >>On Dec 21, 2012, at 2:07 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>I suspect that those of us on SSI and social security will receive
>> >>>our
>> >>checks. Pay no attention to scare tactis which may try to make you
>> >>think otherwise. Now, perhaps however, this may have a negative
>> >>effect on long term funding of educational programs; which, of course,
>>would not be good.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Sincerely,
>> >>>The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>> >>>Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>> >>>
>> >>>On Dec 21, 2012, at 12:56 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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>> >>>>nfb-talk-request at nfbnet.org
>> >>>>Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 1:00 PM
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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
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