In our efforts to stand up for Social Security, the Gray Panthers and other allied organizations, have received press-worthy mentions from both supporters and those in opposition, including former Senator Alan K. Simpson who now serves as the as co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Repeatedly, Simpson's remarks have shown disrespect towards the Social Security program and especially the American people who pay into and rely on this system for economic security (whom he refers to as "the lesser people in society").
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Gray Panthers is Committed to Protecting Social Security |
Recently, Social Security has become a very hot topic and the attacks on the Social Security program have again come to the forefront. The Federal Deficit Commission, who has proposed cuts to the Social Security program, will report on December 1, 2010 and make recommendations on how to decrease the deficit. In the meantime, Gray Panthers has been actively working to have our voice heard on this issue. Social Security is not just a "senior issue", but an issue that affects us all. We are working to ensure that Social Security is not weakened by those who wish to balance bailouts on the backs of Americans.
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Gray Panthers deeply mourns the passing of our good friend, Dr. Robert Butler |
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 Dr. Robert Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning expert on aging who coined the phrase "ageism", passed away at the age of 83 at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City after losing his battle with leukemia.
Dr. Robert Butler was a gerontologist, psychiatrist, award-winning author, and a giant in the field aging and longevity. He was the founding director of the National Institute on Aging and the founding president of the International Longevity Center-USA in New York City.
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Have Your Voice Heard and Stand Up Against Threats to Social Security |
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The Obama administration has formed the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, an 18-member committee charged with dealing with the federal deficit with a number of figures who have staked their careers on undermining Social Security and other entitlement programs (Working people pay into Social Security through payroll taxes). In an attempt to balance the federal deficit, there have been proposed cuts to Social Security to make up for the billions spent in bailing out greedy Wall Street profiteers. At the top of the list with an anti-entitlement agenda is Wall Street billionaire, Pete Peterson, also former CEO of Lehman Brothers and chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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40 Years of Activism: Anniversary Kick-off |
THE GREENING OF THE GRAY PANTHERS
by Joan Wile
One had always thought of the Gray Panthers as an admirable organization advocating for the dignity and rights of older people, as so brilliantly represented by its founder, the magnetic Maggie Kuhn.
But, one would have been not fully informed. On Saturday, April 17, the Panthers celebrated their 40 years of existence, and held two actions in Washington DC which made it clear that they are a multiissue group on behalf of persons of all ages. Their struggle against ageism is still a very important part of their agenda, but they vest other causes with as much weight. |
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