WHAT AARP NATIONAL WANTS YOU TO KNOW:
Our chapter is an advocacy, volunteer program and we need to fight tooth and nail to protect seniors! You’ve earned a say for the distribution of Social Security! Americans earn their Social Security benefits through a lifetime of hard work. But the program is facing long-term financial challenges as the overall population is aging and contributions aren’t keeping up with longer life expectancies. To protect Medicare benefits, we must fight to stop the harmful changes the Congress is proposing in its tax budget that is proposed to cut $500 billion from Medicare. This will surely compromise medical payments and could open the door to a voucher system and force you to pay more for your health care. It also proposes to cut Medicaid and other health programs by as much as $1.5 trillion. Today, the average senior has an annual income of under $25,000 and spends one out of every six dollars on health care. Any cuts to Medicare coverage or increases in premiums could trust millions of seniors into poverty and deny them the health care they need. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! CALL – do not write or text - your members of Congress and tell them NO to reductions in Social Security. Tell them to find dollars elsewhere rather than penalize seniors or those with disabilities: Chuck Schumer’s office: (202) 224-6542 / Kristin Gillibrand’s office: (212) 688-6262 / Elise Stefanik: (315) 782-3150 (her Watertown office); (202) 225-4611 (the Washington, DC office) In addition, sign and return the petitions you recently received from the National office and return them to Joanne Jenkins in the pre-addressed envelope. You are not required to send $$$ although there is a form for you to do so. Just remove it and send the petitions!
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The St. Lawrence County Chapter (SLCC) #2831 is a community of advocacy and volunteers whose purpose is to 1) promote at the local level the priorities, programs and policies specific for the benefit of our seniors, 2) maximize member engagement in a broad menu of services, information and educational activities, 3) demonstrate the contributions and potential of people who are 50+ to encourage their full participation in contemporary life, 4) create fundraising opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency, and 5) stimulate public interest in a variety of issues.
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