Social Security Works

5 May

Alex Lawson: Let's remind ourselves WHY they cut $1 trillion out of Medicaid. Why 56K people are going to die every year. To give TRILLIONS in tax handouts to the richest people the world has ever known so they can buy another golden yacht to sail to Epstein's Island or whatever it is that they do.

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Gabe Evans (R CO-08) is terrible on seniors’ issues. His opponent, Democrat Manny Rutinel, is running to unseat Evans. As a Social Security champion, Manny will make sure that everyone can retire with dignity by making billionaires pay their fair share! @mannyrutinel.bsky.social

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"Social Security is not a handout. It’s a promise that every American pays into so they can retire with dignity. The richest billionaires in the world don’t think you should get to retire after paying into Social Security your entire life, but I do." – @mannyrutinel.bsky.social

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@SamForstag.bsky.social goes on offense on Social Security at our press conference this morning!!! ONLY Sam has a plan to protect & expand the program, so his privatizer opponent Aaron Flint, should never bring it up!

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Mike Rogers is running for Senate in Michigan. Mike owns two yachts — and he wants to cut YOUR hard earned Social Security benefits. HANDS OFF!

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Another blatant abuse of Social Security data to promote political messages for Donald Trump — hundreds of millions of voter contact emails promoting Trump propaganda. And all paid for by the Social Security Trust fund.

ms.nowSocial Security Administration pushes yet another Trump-centric message as elections approachFor the fourth time, the ostensibly apolitical federal agency has sent an unsolicited political email to Social Security beneficiaries.

Members elected this November will likely decide if seniors get screwed, or billionaires pay their fair share. Montana’s own Sam Forstag has made a clear no-cuts pledge. AARON FLINT WILL NOT MAKE THAT SAME PLEDGE. Who do you trust to vote on Social Security’s future? @samforstag.bsky.social

Mike Rogers owns two yachts. His net worth is $14,600,000. And he wants to cut your hard earned Social Security benefits.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Mike Rogers mocks voter concerns about Social Security cuts: "Anytime you, you know, get the screwdriver in there and adjust it a little bit, the other team goes, 'Oh my God, you're trying to kill seniors. You don't care about people.'"

The Senators we elect this year will serve six-year terms and likely vote on Social Security’s future. Voters need to know where they stand. Will they protect the trust fund by making millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share, or will they allow for an automatic 22% cut?

“No tax on overtime, no tax on tips, NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY” – Sam Forstag, Democratic Candidate for Montana’s 1st Congressional District @samforstag.bsky.social

If elected, Kristina Knickerbocker wants to: ✅ Save Social Security ✅ Reduce health care costs ✅ Cut costs & corruption Her opponent, Republican Mike Turner, embraces privatizing and cutting Social Security. The choice couldn’t be clearer in November. @knickerbockeroh.bsky.social

Brian Poindexter is an ironworker running for Congress in OH-07. Brian will fight to protect & expand your Social Security! His opponent, Max Miller, is a corrupt politician who will abuse his seat in Congress to slash your earned benefits. Let’s help Brian replace Max Miller by voting on Nov. 3!

JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social@jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social

Social Security Round Table yesterday with Brian Poindexter @bpforcongress in OH-07. This ironworker will fight to protect & expand your Social Security! His corrupt opponent, abusive fat cat trust fund billionaire Max Miller, just doesn’t want to pay his fair share!!!

@poindexterforcongress.com

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Brian Poindexter For Congress

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You are not going to believe what Max Miller said about Social Security. People who work hard and pay in their whole lives deserve a safety net. I'll always stand up and fight for Social Security.

Let’s elect Senators who know that health care is a human right. Let’s elect Senators who want to make sure everyone can afford their prescriptions. Let’s elect Senators who want to pass Medicare for All! @angieforfl.bsky.social

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) mocks seniors’ concerns about the future of their Social Security checks. Our earned benefits are on the line, and cuts could mean life or death for many. SOCIAL SECURITY IS NO LAUGHING MATTER.

Republicans are making it clear they will prioritize their donors’ tax cuts ahead of protecting the earned benefits of seniors and people with disabilities. Democrats and Independents are making it extremely clear that they will absolutely protect benefits. Vote accordingly.

Today’s Republicans may need a reminder from President Reagan that Social Security has NOTHING to do with the deficit. HANDS OFF OUR EARNED BENEFITS!

Every year the retirement age is raised is a 7% benefit cut to Social Security. This November, let Ashley Hinson know that cutting your earned benefits is a complete deal-breaker. Senate candidate Josh Turek wants to protect your earned benefits in Congress! @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social

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Threw this together with a UAW member chorus @WeWill2026 event. Only time for one take & I don’t know my own lyrics. Inspired by my friend Fred Gruber. WE WILL!!!

We can protect Social Security for current and future generations if we vote out as many of Trump’s enablers as possible!

JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social@jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social

In America, the power is still with the people. Elections are everything. At least until further notice. VOTE EVERY TRUMP ENABLER OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!! This is both a rallying cry and a warning. SHOW UP!!!

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The Senators we elected this year will serve six-year terms. That means the Senators we elect in November have a choice: Allow an automatic 22% cut to Social Security benefits, or finally force the rich to pay their fair share. Who do you trust to make that choice?

By 2032, America will be faced with a choice: Do we want to be a country where a man can become a trillionaire, or do we want to be a country that keeps its promise to seniors? Vote for candidates you trust with your earned Social Security benefits!

Montana deserves someone who will fight for working-class people – not greedy CEOs and billionaires. Sam Forstag wants to fight for working-class people – not greedy CEOs and billionaires. @samforstag.bsky.social

REMINDER: The Senators elected this November will LITERALLY decide the future of Social Security. In 2032, either seniors will get screwed, or millionaires and billionaires will pay their fair share into Social Security. WHO DO YOU TRUST TO MAKE THAT CHOICE?

WATCH: Dan Schwartz (D) SLAMS Andy Harris (R MD-1) for voting to CUT Social Security at Maryland Debate Keep your eyes on this race. Social Security’s future is on the line. @schwartzforcongress.com

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@CaitforNewYork.bsky.social is a dynamo! Cait Conley is about to unseat phony “moderate” Mike Lawler in NY-17. Lawler has a pitiful 13% lifetime rating on senior issues. Some “moderate”!!! Cait is a *fighter,* a West Point grad & 16-year army officer. Lawler is no match for her!

Good dog!

JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social@jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social

Seen at a Town Hall in Hackettstown NJ

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I don’t quite feel like I did this @JanelleStelson.com press conference justice on here last week. She is going to finally rid the political world of Scott Perry! And this was one heck of an event!

I believe that we WILL win! @wewill2026.bsky.social

JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social@jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social

I’m not really used to candidates taller than me, but @WeWill2026.bsky.social is 6’6”! I’ve said over and over that we need to have the POLITICAL WILL to expand Social Security, and in MI-07 that means HAVE THE WILL TO ELECT WILL LAWRENCE!!! THEY *WILL*!!! One of the most progressive of all!

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UAW turns out for Will Lawrence @WeWill2026.bsky.social & me!!! Labor is on a comeback in America, and I’ve rarely seen such enthusiasm on the ground for progressive candidates. Workers have just had it up to here with a system rigged for the ultra-wealthy, who need to pay their fair share!

Let’s elect Senators who want to scrap the cap, make billionaires pay their fair share, and defend our earned Social Security benefits– like Troy Jackson! @troyjackson207.bsky.social

Janelle Stelson is correct: we start earning Social Security from our first jobs and should have our benefits protected. Her opponent, Republican Scott Perry, wants to raise the retirement age. Stelson is EXACTLY the kind of candidate we should send to Congress by voting in November.

REMINDER: Republican John Sununu wants to privatize Social Security so Wall Street millionaires can profit off your hard-earned benefits! Don’t let him lie about his own record; vote on November 3rd!

Chris Pappas@chrispappasnh.bsky.social

John Sununu said he is willing to privatize Social Security again if he goes back to the Senate. Granite Staters deserve someone who will fight for their hard-earned benefits, and that’s exactly what I’ll do.

Scott Perry (R PA-10) wants to cut your Social Security benefits. He supports raising the retirement age to 69 and reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments. Janelle Stelson's race is pivotal for Democrats to take back the House and protect Social Security, Medicare, & Medicaid.

WATCH: Dan Schwartz SLAMS Andy Harris for his vote to cut Social Security at Maryland Debate @schwartzforcongress.com

🚨 REPUBLICAN ANDY HARRIS WANTS TO RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE AND CUT YOUR HARD-EARNED SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

🚨BREAKING: Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 3.6 percent. SOCIAL SECURITY’S COLA IS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER

The bottom line: Social Security’s future is on the ballot this November, and that includes the size of annual COLA adjustments.

socialsecurityworks.orgSocial Security Works — Protect & Expand Social SecuritySocial Security Works fights to protect and expand Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for every American.

Read our full statement on our website:

🚨BREAKING: Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 3.6 percent. SOCIAL SECURITY’S COLA IS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER

In 2032, within the six-year terms of U.S. Senators elected this November, Social Security is projected to face a funding shortfall. This would result in an automatic 22% benefit cut for all beneficiaries.

The vast majority of Republicans refuse to support a single penny in revenue increases, even from the ultra-wealthy, to address the shortfall. That leaves benefit cuts, including less generous COLAs, as their only option.

🚨BREAKING: Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 3.6 percent. SOCIAL SECURITY’S COLA IS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER

Many Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson, have endorsed plans to use a stingier measure, the chained CPI. THAT’S A CUT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE’S HARD-EARNED BENEFITS.

Over time, switching to the chained CPI, as the Republicans have proposed, would shrink yearly benefits by hundreds or thousands of dollars. Switching to the CPI-E, as Democrats have proposed, would increase benefits.

🚨BREAKING: Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 3.6 percent. SOCIAL SECURITY’S COLA IS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER

The measure used to calculate the COLA, the CPI-W, is designed to reflect the costs of working people — not retirees, who spend more of their income on healthcare, housing, and other bare necessities.

Democrats in both the House and Senate have plans to improve the COLA, by switching to a more accurate measure, the CPI-E. Meanwhile, Republicans complain that the current COLA measure is too generous.

🚨BREAKING: Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 3.6 percent. SOCIAL SECURITY’S COLA IS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER

Every year, Social Security’s benefits are automatically adjusted to account for inflation. This is an essential feature of the system, which prevents benefits from eroding over time. Next year’s COLA can’t come soon enough for many Social Security beneficiaries.