Obama’s Really Bad Idea

The AFL-CIO is circulating a petition calling on President Obama to reject cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and to repeal the sequester. Obama's proposed budget will cut Social Security and Medicare benefits for working families, the AFL-CIO said. “It's unconscionable we're asking seniors, people with disabilities and veterans to be squeezed of every last penny when corporations and the wealthiest 2% are not paying their fair share of taxes, despite soaring profits,” the AFL-CIO added, noting that this year alone, the sequester will cost 750,000 people their jobs. “We need to invest in America's workers, not pull the rug out from under them.” Click here to sign the petition.

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