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Congress Shouldn’t Enact “Death Panels” for Social Security & Medicare

NCPSSM sent a letter to Congress today urging representatives to reject the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023. This bill would establish a commission that would circumvent Congress’ regular order for considering Social Security and Medicare changes. The bill will be marked up in the House Budget Committee on January 18. Commissions of this kind are intended to squeeze every possible dollar of savings out of Social Security and Medicare without consideration for the adequacy of benefits.

Walter Gottlieb2024-01-17T17:32:05-04:00January 17th, 2024|Categories: Congress, fiscal commission, Social Security|

NCPSSM President Testifies Against Fiscal Commission Proposal

NCPSSM president Max Richtman offered testimony today to the U.S. House Budget Committee, warning that the creation of a fiscal commission to address the federal debt could jeopardize Social Security and Medicare benefits.

NCPSSM2023-10-19T16:12:53-04:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Congress, Democrats, fiscal commission, Medicare, Social Security|

Economic Recovery is Good for Americans – Bad for Anti-Social Security & Medicare Lobbyists’ Crisis Strategy

Kudos to Nancy Cook at the National Journal for looking beyond the news release headlines and doom-and-gloom sound bites offered by the

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:18:45-04:00February 21st, 2013|Categories: Budget, entitlement reform, fiscal commission, healthcare, Medicare, Social Security|

Here They Go Again: The Latest Bowles Simpson Proposal tells Seniors “Pay More and Get Less”

While touted as a “new” plan by the mainstream media, the latest Bowles/Simpson (BS) deficit reduction proposal is really just more of

NCPSSM2019-01-15T11:23:16-04:00February 20th, 2013|Categories: Budget, entitlement reform, fiscal commission, Max Richtman, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security|

Fix the Debt says Cutting Social Security is as American as…

What do you do when the vast majority of Americans, of all ages and political stripes, disagree with you? If you're part

NCPSSM2012-12-17T14:27:00-04:00December 17th, 2012|Categories: Budget, entitlement reform, fiscal commission, Medicare, Social Security|

Breaking Down Plans to Cut Medicare & Social Security

As we've reported here many, many times conservatives in Congress continue to demand cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to reduce

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:19:51-04:00November 29th, 2012|Categories: Budget, entitlement reform, fiscal commission, Medicare, Social Security|

Wanted: A Political Intervention for Alan Simpson

We wrote yesterday about Fiscal Commission Co-Chairman and former Senator Alan Simpson's latest diatribe against seniors – this time launched at the

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:21:57-04:00May 24th, 2012|Categories: fiscal commission, Max Richtman, Medicare, Social Security|

When Name-Calling and Profanity Replace the Truth about Social Security: Alan Simpson’s At it Again

Politico details yet another nasty tirade launched by Fiscal Commission co-chairman and former Senator Alan Simpson against America's seniors who he

NCPSSM2021-06-02T00:52:29-04:00May 23rd, 2012|Categories: entitlement reform, fiscal commission, Social Security|

Billionaires Against Social Security Unite

It?s that time of year again when all of America?s well-funded fiscal hawks, their lobbyists and political supporters spend the day rubbing

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:22:06-04:00May 15th, 2012|Categories: Budget, entitlement reform, fiscal commission, Max Richtman, Medicare, Social Security|

Busting the “Blame Social Security & Medicare” Myth

As the Presidential campaign narrows to an Obama/Romney match-up there is one key issue that should clearly define the choice for

NCPSSM2018-05-15T16:18:47-04:00April 16th, 2012|Categories: Budget, entitlement reform, fiscal commission, Medicare, Presidential Politics, Social Security|