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January 11, 2005

Letters to my Senators

If you're not in the habit of writing letters to your elected representatives, Congress.org makes it very easy. I've been using it regularly for a couple of years.

Here is a letter I sent last week to John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Feel free to cut and paste if you share this sentiment. The stats came from this editorial in the New York Times by Paul Krugman.

I am genuinely concerned about the proposed privatization of Social Security. I am 35 years old. Without any changes to Social Security, I can expect to get full benefits until I am 83 years old. After that, with no changes, the system is projected to cover 80% of my promised benefits. That difference could be recovered by repealing the recent tax cuts given to people with incomes over $500,000.

Privatization of Social Security has been disastrous in other countries. The real threat to Social Security is the deficit, and this plan adds trillions to it. The president is proposing changes that will lower my benefits up to 40% before I start collecting.

I frankly cannot understand who would support this plan unless they were simply ideologically opposed to Social Security. I’m looking to you for a moderate voice to save Social Security for my generation.

Sincerely,

David Erwin

The 2nd paragraph is a little choppy, and the part about the tax cuts for the rich reveals that I wouldn't vote for either of these nincompoops no matter what they do. But still, they need to know that we’re not buying this whole crisis nonsense.

Posted by dme at January 11, 2005 10:46 AM

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