Why should National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform be SECRET?

This morning a new Federal commission is meeting for the first time, and it could determine the future of Social Security.

The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a bi-partisan group charged with recommending ways to lower the federal debt. No retiree likes debt, but we should be worried because some are urging the panel to cut Social Security to reduce the budget deficit.

Unfortunately this new Commission is making it hard for us to follow its work. It plans to hold most of its meetings outside of the public eye, behind closed doors in the U.S. Capitol.

Click http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/open_gov to tell your elected officials that this Commission's deliberations - and the future of Social Security - are too important to be kept secret. The meetings should be open to the public, and there should be hearings across the country to listen to the American people.

Social Security is one of our nation's greatest success stories, and there is no reason to hide it away. Act today to send these meetings out into the sunshine, so everyone can see firsthand just how important Social Security is to Americans of all ages.

Demand that the committee conduct its business in the open.

If you care about social security you'd better start getting the word out at the local level in preparation for a fight.

That's where all the sudden discussion of a VAT tax is coming from too. trial balloons.

This one will be about as honest as the 9/11 Commission report.

At least there are some people paying attention.