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BREAKING: Today, in a press conference, President Obama came right out and said it: He's pushing for benefit cuts in important programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

You and 175,000 others boldly pledged that if Obama actually cuts Medicare/Medicaid benefits, you'll take your money and volunteering elsewhere in 2012. 

Click here to stand up for Social Security by adding it to your pledge.

Then, help us reach our new goal of 200,000 people by sharing the pledge:

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On Twitter: PLEDGE: If @BarackObama cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits, no money from me in 2012

For those of us who worked tirelessly to elect Obama in 2008, here are the 3 most depressing quotes from today's press conference: 

1) "We're going to have a sales job. This is not pleasant. It is hard to persuade people to do hard stuff that entails trimming benefits and increasing revenues."

Significance: This is the first time Obama admitted he is pushing "benefit" cuts that would hurt our grandparents, kids, and the disabled -- not just "savings" like negotiating lower drug prices. 

2) "I want to be crystal clear -- nobody has talked about increasing taxes now.  Nobody has talked about increases -- increasing taxes next year."

Significance: Polling shows that by 4 to 1, Americans want taxes increased on the rich. The "millionaires tax" proposed by House progressives would raise $1 trillion -- helping to take benefit cuts off the table. By his own admission, Obama is not even asking for this!

3) "With respect to Social Security, Social Security is not the source of our deficit problems....the reason to include that potentially in this package is if you're going to take a bunch of tough votes, you might as well do it now, as opposed to trying to muster up the political will to get something done further down in the future." 

Significance: Seriously??? Why is a Democratic president going out of his way to help Republicans cut Social Security??? That's just wrong.

Please add Social Security to the list of programs you pledge to defend. Click here.

Then, please pass this email to others. Thanks for being a bold progressive.

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