Reply #30: There's also a group called "ourfuture.org" which is fighting this fight. [View All]

to preserve Social Security. Their press conference was on C-Span today. Check out "ourfuture" website, OR C-Span's website to see if this show will replay this weekend...or stream it. It's a quite informative press conference.

Also, "Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities" was present at the press conference, and said they are seeking to protect SS Disability benefits. Their representative said: "Social Security is an Insurance program, NOT an Investment program."

Also, WIlliam Spriggs of "Economic Policy Institute" spoke at this press conference, confirmed that Bush is CURRENTLY spending the "surplus" of income coming into Social Security from workers right now. That is WHY there will be a shortage in the future...NOT that there is not enough coming in, but that Bush is spending it elsewhere. BUT even given that robbery...Spriggs said that there still will be enough to pay out SS benefits for 45-55 years from now!

We need to do two things: Stop the robbery of our Social Security contributions by the Admin; AND spread the word that SS is solvent for 45-55 years. NO NEED TO PRIVATIZE!!