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Comment on What the contraception issue is and is not about by To put it bluntly: the amendment undermines health care for women and everyone else » Marc Stier at Large

Sun, 13 May 2012 05:17:42 +0000

[...] As I’ve written before, the religious objections to the HHS requirement that insurance companies required to contraceptives as part of its package of free preventive care, is based on a false understanding of the First Amendment guarantee of the religious freedom. [...]

Comment on Steve Coleman and Five Elements in Philly by Steve Coleman and Five Elements in Philly Reviewed « Avant Music News

Steve Coleman and Five Elements in Philly Reviewed « Avant Music News — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:25:36 +0000

[...] Coleman and Five Elements in Philly Reviewed April 27, 2012 — Mike From Marc Stier at Large: The result was thrilling music with all the excitement of group improvisation at its most [...]

Comment on Why I’m ambivalent about single payer by Don’t Count on Single-Payer Comeback Without a Fight | The Activist

Don’t Count on Single-Payer Comeback Without a Fight | The Activist — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:03:45 +0000

[...] Now, the $40 million health reform group, that supposedly backed a public option, and openly campaigned against single-payer, won’t come around so easily either. They’re busy trying to save face by backing [...]

Comment on Pennsylvanians follow Gov. Corbett to Washington to say NO to vouchers by DVAU » DVAU Prez Ed Joyce travels with anti-voucher coalition to protest PA Gov Corbett

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:32:48 +0000

[...] by PennAction, Pennsylvanians follow Gov. Corbett to Washington to say NO to vouchers, and DVAU President Ed Joyce was there! Check out the video of the May 9 Washington DC protest [...]

Comment on Media Coverage of Penn ACTION at Aetna’s Annual Meeting in Philadelphia by PennACTION | Blog | HCAN Activists Disrupt Aetna Annual Meeting … – aetna

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:00:56 +0000

[...] from a Wall Street Journal, a Philadelphia Inquirer, a Hartford Courant, Bloomberg and a AP here. Here’s a press recover describing a [...]

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Robin Stelly

Robin Stelly — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:52:27 +0000

Thanks, Vicki. The money we pay in is ours and shouldn’t be looted. Thanks for reminding us!

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by judith ardella

judith ardella — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:07:39 +0000

that is our money that we paid into that is not to be touched for any reason except what it was designed for security. let the politicians work to fix the state of affairs they got us into not steal social security. support american companies dont give monies to send jobs overseas.we need to support our system or we wont have one. we need to educate our children and not just on computers. we need to revamp welfare and train people to support themselves more on a supplemental basis.there is alot to do besides line politicians pockets.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:01:55 +0000

I know a lot of people who worked hard and paid into the social security program. I also worked hard and paid my fair share in order to receive social security when I retired. This is the money that I put into this program as well as money that other people put in. Why do they want to take what is rightfully mine? I know that this is not the right thing to do. My hard work and others hard work should not be bullied and taken away from us. If I didn’t have my social security, I don’t know how I would survive. Don’t they have enough money to live on themselves? Why take mine away?

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Robin Stelly

Robin Stelly — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:35:27 +0000

Thank you to everyone who left a comment here and who called Sen. Casey this week. Your stories are inspirational and remind us all that Social Security is a life line for America’s working families. Thanks again for sharing your experience with the program and your desire to save it.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Pat Stitzinger

Pat Stitzinger — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:27:49 +0000

My father died when I was 16 years old. I had five siblings. Social security kept my family together at that difficult time. My husband has ALS. Social Security helps to support him. This is a critical program for America and must be continued. It is self-sustaining and will not contribute to the deficit. The government over the course of time has taken money from it to use for other purposes.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by joe w heyer

joe w heyer — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:08:51 +0000

My mother lived for 28 years after my father died. She lived an independent life due to Social Security and the pension from his 35 years of work. That would not be possible if these
ruthless right wingers have their way.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Chris Jamerson

Chris Jamerson — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:28:05 +0000

As a HIGH TECH educated person, I went through tubes, transistors, ICs, Hybrids, then to computer programming and Assembly Language, Basic, Cobal, Pascal, C,C+, HTML, Java, and finally ended up too old for the industries at age 58. From age 58 to age 62 the system ‘ate’ up my retirement savings paying the bills and buying medical insurance. The Social Security at age 62, although at a 25% discount saved me from living under a turnpike bridge. I am doing ok today at age 69 and frankly need the COLA as food, gasoline, clothing, and utilities are going up at a 15 to 40% rate, and eventually will eat up any remaining retirement savings…. thanks..

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by John Cooper

John Cooper — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:44:09 +0000

I worked for 45 years paying my bit into Social Security. Now I rely on the contract I made with America for my retirement. What kind of country would take from its citizens for 45 years then betray its commitment to them?

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by rod hague

rod hague — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:36:27 +0000

i have a disability which i received will i was on the job.Social security is all i have now!!!!!!!!

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Carol Murphy

Carol Murphy — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:04:10 +0000

I called because my father became very ill while I was in high school. He went on Social Security Disability because he was no longer able to work his job at the steel mill (this was back when America actually made things besides weapons). Thanks to Social Security I was able to be part of the first generation in my family to attend college. I am grateful for those Social Security benefits, which is why I made the call -to protect them from those who would steal said benefits from the lower & middle classes & give the money to billionaires, banksters & corporations.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Marie

Marie — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:56:58 +0000

I made my call because I am tired of Social Security being constantly threatened and being demonized! It is one of the most successful social programs that we have in this country. It is a program that provides a little financial protection for workers when they reach retirement age or for health or disability reasons. It provides financial assistance to families/children after the loss of a parent or both parents.

I am also tired of Social Security being labeled an “entitlement” program. Workers contribute to this program! They are not free-loading off of the government when they receive benefits!

Lastly, Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit. It is solvent to, at least, 2037. Therefore, we need to do everything we can to improve it while keeping it in the hands of the government where it is protected and management cost is low.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Atul Thakur

Atul Thakur — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:59:45 +0000

Social Security is what the name says. Security for me my family and american people. It has helped my wife when she was struck with cancer, my old mother who lives in an old age home. Only the government can handle social security. Private co. will mess it up.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by Curtis Guyer

Curtis Guyer — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:58:06 +0000

Simply to have a income till i die–I’m 54 with no job and no retirement–been working since i was 14

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by sandra fabec

sandra fabec — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:41:55 +0000

I believe that SOCIAL SECURITY is what our government does right for its citizens. For those of us who have worked a little or a lot it is very often the very thing that gets us by. With out it many would become homeless or poverty stricken.

My mother was able to collect my fathers SSA funds when he passed. She worked along side him in their own business but never had any input into SSA until she left after 25 years and got her own job and SSA. She would have been destitute without survivors benefits.

My partner of 20 years has some very limiting disabilities but was refused SSDI and at 62 her benefits keeps us going.
I dont see myself as being able to work until I am 67.5 years. Years of work as a nurse have limited my backs ability to keep on going. After finally finding a job in the nursing profession that gave me fair benefit opportunities, I realize my pension will never ever cut it and I will need my SSA benefit to manage once I am 62.

Comment on Tell Us Why You Want to Protect Social Security by William Haegele

William Haegele — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:39:57 +0000

I called because my father died in a car accident when I was ten years old. Social Security helped my mom raise myself, my sister who was nine and my brother wo was six. Mom worked, but we wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet without it.
Years later when my sister lost her husband to cancer, Social Security helped her support my five year old niece. We can’t let this working program fall to cover the losses incurred by politicians who only care about corporate support.