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

christopher nusbaum dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Fri Dec 21 19:45:03 UTC 2012


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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>   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 $3.1 billion to our state economy.
>
>
>
> I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to prevent the fiscal
> cliff and make thoughtful and balanced changes to our spending policy to
> reduce our national debt.
>
>
>
> Thanks again for getting in touch with me.  Knowing of your views is very
> important to me.  Please let me know if I can be of any assistance to you in
> the future.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Barbara A. Mikulski
> United States Senator
>
>
> Please do not respond directly to this e-mail. The originating e-mail
> account is not monitored.
> If you would like to get in touch with me again, please visit the comments
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> here.
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:17:19 -0800
> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff    and
>    Sequestration
> Message-ID: <007901cddf29$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.
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> here.
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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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