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Social Security
Obama Debt Speeding Demise of Social SecurityJim Martin: “Social Security will go down as one of President’s biggest failures of leadership.”(Alexandria, Virginia) – New data on the Social Security trust fund released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) actuaries projects a loss of $1 trillion from the trust fund just over the past year. The latest numbers demonstrate that the program, already in serious financial straits, has taken a major blow due to the economic and fiscal policies of President Obama, who has led the nation into a stretch of record-setting deficits and unemployment, two factors that heavily affect the health and outlook for the Social Security trust fund. February 2, 2012 | Read more… Latest AARP Ad Campaign Ignores Past Support of Deep Medicare Cuts60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin: “Ad is nothing more than political cover for their boss Barack Obama.”
(Alexandria, Virginia) – 60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin, leader of the nation’s largest conservative seniors advocacy group, responded today to a new national television ad campaign being rolled out from the AARP. The ad admonishes members of Congress working on debt reduction not to cut Medicare and Social Security benefits. September 21, 2011 | Read more… 60 Plus Chairman: Stop Scaring Seniors(Tampa, Florida) – 60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin, leader of the nation’s largest conservative seniors advocacy group with 7.1 million supporters, over 800,000 in his home state of Florida, issued the following statement this afternoon regarding Social Security. His comments come as Republican candidates prepare for a televised debate in Tampa this evening. “Seniors have been political pawns for one party now for 50 years. It’s a given that every election cycle Democrats scare seniors into the voting booth by demonizing Republicans, and falsely claiming Republicans want to destroy the Social Security system. “So to hear Republicans squabbling over Social Security is pretty disconcerting. Seniors deserve better.” September 12, 2011 | Read more… C-SPAN: Social Security Forum60 Plus Association hosted a Social Security forum at the National Press Club on Monday, August 15th to celebrate the 76th birthday of the program which has lifted many seniors above the poverty level. Panel speakers included Dr. Jared Bernstein and Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin. August 17, 2011 | Read more… Welcome to the Social Security Birthday TributeStatement from 60 Plus Chairman, Jim Martin, at the National Press Club in downtown Washington, D.C. regarding 60 Plus’ Forum celebrating Social Security’s 76th BirthdayAugust 15, 2011 | Read more… 60 Plus to hold forum celebrating 76th birthday of Social Security
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