Join the Budget for All coalition <b>tomorrow (Wednesday) at Kerry's Boston office at noon</b> for a rally to oppose a bad deal. Obama's latest proposal unfortunately calls for cuts in Social Security and has only small military cuts. We must do better - tell Congress to vote down any deal like that.<div>
<br></div><div>There will be a concurrent rally in Springfield, and on Friday a group will visit Rep Keating's Plymouth office.</div><div><br></div><div>Cole</div><div><br></div><div>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Massachusetts Peace Action</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@masspeaceaction.org">info@masspeaceaction.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:52 AM<br>
Subject: Rally: No to a Bad "Grand Bargain"<br>To: <a href="mailto:cole@masspeaceaction.org">cole@masspeaceaction.org</a><br><br><br><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><u></u>
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<td><h3><img src="http://justicewithpeace.org/files/u415/FiscalCartoon.jpg" alt="Highway Robbery: Yesterday & Today" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="5">Wed, Dec 19, noon to 1pm</h3>
<h3>Downstairs from Sen. John Kerry's office</h3>
<h3>Cambridge St. at New Chardon, Boston</h3>
<h3>Bowdoin or Govt Ctr T</h3>
<p><i>Join us as we deliver a letter to Senators Kerry and Brown to protest a bad "grand bargain". </i><i>Tell us in advance that you'll be there -- <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jtfVfrewCh7u90Xt4%2BETl4MjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Register to attend</a></i><em>!</em></p>
<p>President Obama is bargaining with Republicans to cut the deficit. But he shouldn’t balance the budget on the backs of ordinary people, who didn’t cause the problems.</p>
<p>On November 7, the people of 91 Massachusetts cities and towns passed the <i><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MkEIhp414dEsseL5UeFR94MjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Budget for All</a> </i>by a 3 to 1 margin. It calls for budget principles that will put people back to work, fight climate change, rebuild our economy for the future, and stop endless wars, while balancing the budget. </p>
<p>Read about <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dyVBizDafThx6NPIRS6nlfOFKt2g1y5H" target="_blank">apparent doublespeak by some Democrats</a> on the "fiscal cliff". </p>
<p>Tell Senators Kerry and Brown to oppose any budget deal that does not respect the principles the people of Massachusetts voted for:</p>
<p>• Stop the cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment benefits, housing, food and veterans’ benefits</p>
<p>• Invest in jobs in manufacturing, schools, housing, renewable energy, transportation and public services</p>
<p>• Close corporate tax loopholes, end offshore tax havens, and raise taxes on incomes over $250,000</p>
<p>• Reduce the military budget, end the war in <u></u>Afghanistan<u></u> and bring troops home safely now</p>
<p>We will gather in front of Senator Kerry’s office to deliver a letter, and then march to Senator Brown’s nearby office. Tell our elected officials that the people have spoken. Don’t listen to the greedy and their lobbyists – listen to the people of Massachusetts. <b>Reject the "grand bargain" – it’s a turkey! </b></p>
<p><i><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DVLLpoekDQRsXXLXfTPs1oMjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Register to attend the rally</a></i><em>!</em></p>
<p>Sponsored by the <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ASvjZkGA9kavakuKleYKb4MjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Budget for All Coalition</a>, <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=h3rAAO%2Fcnvwclb%2FWQK0LYoMjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Massachusetts Peace Action</a>, <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hHTOhdJUAhovV1THEMQRFvOFKt2g1y5H" target="_blank">UJP</a> Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force, <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Jo1g2M2MUKGbecW4sp16goMjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Veterans for Peace</a>, <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BxKpFh12462YzLpDy9CAt4MjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Mass. Alliance of HUD Tenants</a>, and <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=P1ur4svzCoa7Cyg9htG0lYMjFBcvq%2Byq" target="_blank">Progressive Democrats of America</a> </p>
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