Stop bargaining with chained CPI

Forwarded from the good folks at the Daily Kos:

You didn't hear about it in the corporate media, but last week U.S. senator and progressive powerhouse Bernie Sanders officially got the Senate on record opposing the use of chained CPI to calculate Social Security and veterans' benefits.

We finally have some momentum to stop chained CPI. Now, let's keep building on it.

Please click here to join Daily Kos and Sen. Bernie Sanders in demanding that the White House and House of Representatives say no to benefit cuts for Social Security recipients and disabled vets.

Chained CPI is a different measure for calculating inflation which, over time, would cut Social Security and veterans' benefits by thousands of dollars per year, per recipient. It's an idea supported by Republicans and, unfortunately, by President Obama and some Democrats.

However, last week during the floor debate on the federal budget, the Sanders amendment opposing the use of chained CPI passed on a voice vote without a single senator speaking up and objecting. While the amendment is non-binding, it's still significant because now an entire branch of Congress is on record opposing these backdoor cuts to Social Security and veterans' benefits.

Passing this amendment is a step forward, but we have a lot more work to do.

Please join Daily Kos and Sen. Bernie Sanders in demanding that the White House and House of Representatives say no to benefit cuts for Social Security recipients and disabled vets.

Keep fighting,
Chris Bowers
Senior Campaign Director, Daily Kos