[nfbmi-talk] FW: Sign the petition: Rand Paul must stop attacking Social Security

[Terry D. Eagle]

Hold Rand Paul accountable for attacking Social Security and Americans with
disabilities 	
Sign the petition to Senator Rand Paul: 
"Your attack on disabled Americans and Social Security was offensive and
inaccurate. Stop attacking disabled Americans and keep your hands off of
Social Security."

Add your name:

Sign the petition ?
<http://act.credoaction.com/sign/rand_paul_ssdi?t=1&akid=12678.4435577.vQYnC
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Unbelievable. Senator Rand Paul just launched an ugly attack on Social
Security and on Americans living with disabilities.

In an attempt to build support among extreme right-wing Republicans in
advance of a likely presidential run, Senator Rand Paul told a group of New
Hampshire Republicans on Wednesday that a majority of people who receive
Social Security disability benefits are "gaming the system."1

We need to hold Senator Paul accountable for this factually untrue and
patently offensive attack on Americans living with disabilities and our
Social Security system.

Sign the petition: Condemn Rand Paul's attack on disabled Americans and
Social Security.
<http://act.credoaction.com/sign/rand_paul_ssdi?t=3&akid=12678.4435577.vQYnC
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Rand Paul's attack on Social Security and disabled Americans wasn't only
heartless and offensive, it was also untrue. According to a report released
in November by the Social Security Administration's Inspector General,
fraudulent Social Security Disability Insurance claims are exceedingly rare
- accounting for just 0.02% of all payments.2 As as Social Security Works
Executive Director Alex Lawson noted recently, "America has one of the
strictest disability standards in the developed world."3

This isn't the first time Senator Paul has attacked Americans living with
disabilities. In a 2010 interview, Paul said he supports abolishing the
Americans with Disabilities Act - the landmark 1990 legislation that
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability - because it isn't fair
to business owners.4

Senator Paul's latest attack on Social Security and those who receive
benefits is the latest salvo in a decades-long attempt by radical
Republicans to defund, destroy or privatize our Social Security system.
We're not going to let them get away with it.

Tell Senator Paul: Stop attacking Americans with disabilities. Click here to
sign the petition.
<http://act.credoaction.com/sign/rand_paul_ssdi?t=4&akid=12678.4435577.vQYnC
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