Deficits, Social Security, and the American Public

By: Wednesday June 30, 2010 9:10 am

Memo to Pete Peterson: Americans don’t want cuts Social Security – and here’s the proof.

America Speaks National Town Hall meeting results to be presented to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Wednesday June 30.

By: Monday June 28, 2010 2:56 pm

Town Hall meeting results to be presented to National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Controlled agenda and manipulated survey to pump pay roll tax increases, regressive taxation and major tax restructuring with benefits to be determined.

67 percent chose to increase Social Security payroll taxes at a national town hall meeting to help reduce the US deficit in 2025

By: Saturday June 26, 2010 11:00 pm

At the June 26, 2010 National Town Hall meeting in 19 cities and web with 3500 attendees on reducing the US deficit in the year 2025 67 percent of attendees chose to gradually raise the Social Security payroll tax from 12.4 to either 13.4 or 14.4 percent by 2025.

Deficit Talking Points For America Speaks

By: Friday June 25, 2010 2:52 am
(Promoted by somethingthedogsaid - If you are going to argue, you need to have the fact. This is a good round up of them.)

The basic premise of America Speaks is that budget deficits are dooming us and must be stopped. That premise is wrong and fraudulent. Here’s why.

Dzwonkowski ‘s “Get in on discussion about $13-trillion U.S. Debt”: A Commentary

By: Tuesday June 22, 2010 1:24 pm

This one is a deconstruction of a piece in the Detroit Free Press by a gentleman in the MSM who’s decided to join the Peter G. Peterson/Catfood Commission echo chamber. (My thanks to Sisterkenney for calling it to my attention.)

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