The fate of Illinois’ state budget will be determined before the end of the month. There will be massive cuts to services, including home care services for seniors, if the 5% income tax is not made permanent. Send a letter to your state legislators now to ask them to avoid d... Read more
Yesterday, Florida Senator and potential presidential candidate Marco Rubio called for the end of Social Security and Medicare. In a speech at the National Press Club in Washington DC, he reiterated what he has said in the past: The only way to save Social Security and Medica... Read more
…we had enacted a Fair Tax. By now, almost all of us have filed our taxes. When many of us looked at our state returns, we were not happy with what we saw. We’re working with A Better Illinois coalition to make sure next year is much different. If we enact a Fair Tax ... Read more
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a Republican budget on April Fools’ Day that once again proposes privatizing Medicare and turning it into a voucher system, while lowering tax rates on the wealthy and corporations. Tell your representative not to even think... Read more
The following statement was issued today by Barbara Franklin, President of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans: “We are thrilled with reports that President Obama heard Alliance members from across the country and removed the chained CPI cut to Social Security and ot... Read more
As I hope you know, you have been part of a successful effort to prevent major cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Your help is much appreciated. In November, a number of grass-roots organizations came together and presented Congress with a petition signed by you... Read more
Your $800 increase in Social Security benefits is at stake. The Strengthening Social Security Act has been introduced into Congress to increase the average Social Security benefit by $800 annually. It will also improve the Cost of Living adjustment (COLA) that will immediat... Read more
We believe that all Americans deserve to retire with dignity. That's why we've long supported strengthening Social Security and Medicare. Through these programs, we have been able to lift millions out of poverty and provide affordable, high quality health care for millions of ... Read more
29Sen. Dick Durbin, the second most powerful Democrat in the Senate, appeared on Fox News Sunday and told host Chris Wallace that he would support cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits as part of a grand bargain with Republicans. Sign the petition to tell Sen. Durbin: ... Read more