SENIORS SPEAK LOUDLY ON PROTECTING
THE FUTURE THEY HAVE EARNED
Washington, D.C./July 14, 2009. The Seniors Coalition (TSC) National Spokesperson Flora “Grandma” Green announced today the results of the 2009 TSC National Survey on Legislative Issues and called upon Congress to respect the views of the majority of seniors in enacting policies that will protect the future seniors have earned with their hard work and careful planning for their retirement.
Grandma Green reaffirmed TSC’s commitment to keep fighting CoLA cuts, opposing “means testing” of Social Security and Medicare benefits, favoring a total repeal of the “Death Tax”, repealing the Clinton tax on Social Security benefits, protecting every senior’s right to choose their own doctor, expanding the prescription drug benefit for Medicare, and opposing the Obama health care plan, and continuing TSC’s fight as the leading advocate for seniors on Capitol Hill.
Grandma Green pointed to key results from the survey, including:
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION KEEP FIGHTING ALL ATTEMPTS TO CUT YOUR COLA? |
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98.0% |
Yes, keep fighting to protect my Cola. |
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0.5% |
No, I am not opposed to a Cola cut. |
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1.5% |
Undecided/No answer |
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION CONTINUE TO OPPOSE “MEANS TESTING” OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS? |
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95.0% |
Yes, Social Security is not a welfare program. |
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2.5% |
No, Means Testing does not concern me. |
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2.5% |
Undecided/No answer |
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION KEEP PRESSURING THE US CONGRESS
TO PASS THIS LAW TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY IN 2009 ALLOWING
IT TO BE SENT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS SIGNATURE?
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99.5% |
Yes, this law is needed to protect Social Security |
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0.5% |
No, Social Security does not need this protection. |
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0.0% |
Undecided/No answer |
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION KEEP FIGHTING FOR IMMEDIATE, TOTAL, AND PERMANENT REPEAL OF THE “DEATH TAX”? |
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97.5% |
Yes, the Estate Tax should be permanently repealed |
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0.5% |
No, the Estate Tax does not concern me |
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1.5% |
Undecided/No answer |
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION FIGHT FOR TOTAL REPEAL OF THE 1993
CLINTON TAX HIKE ON SOCIAL SECURITY? |
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99.5% |
Yes, taxes on Social Security benefits should by totally repealed. |
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0.5% |
No, taxes on Social Security do not concern me. |
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0.0% |
Undecided/No answer |
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION FIGHT FOR STRONGER LAWS TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY, AND TO SAFEGUARD THE CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DOCTOR? |
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95.0% |
Yes, the government should enforce my right to keep my personal medial records private. |
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3.0% |
No, the privacy of medical records is an issue that does not concern me. |
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2.0% |
Undecided/No answer |
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DO YOU AGREE WITH THE SENIORS COALITION THAT THE NEW PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT IS AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO MEDICARE AND THAT IT IS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE TO SENIOR CITIZENS? |
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66.5% |
Yes, the new Medicare prescription drug benefit is useful and helpful to me. |
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12.0% |
No. I do not find the new Medicare prescription drug benefit useful or helpful to me. |
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21.5% |
Undecided/No answer |
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION RESIST ALL ATTEMPTS TO PASS ANY ELEMENT OF THE OBAMA PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH SYSTEM? |
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85.5% |
Yes, keep fighting any government health plan proposed by President Obama. |
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2.5% |
No, efforts to put government in control of America’s health care system do not concern me. |
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12.0% |
Undecided/No answer |
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SHOULD THE SENIORS COALITION CONTINUE TO BUILD ON ITS HARD-EARNED REPUTATION AS AMERICA’S BEST ADVOCACY ALTERNATIVE TO AARP? |
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82.0% |
Yes, The Seniors Coalition is a better advocate for me than AARP. |
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4.5% |
No. I believe AARP speaks best for senior citizens. |
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12.5% |
Undecided/No answer |
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