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AARP New Jersey Urges Congress to Not Cut Social Security and Medicare Benefits
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WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET-"SUPER-COMMITTEE" WORKING ON WAYS TO
REDUCE THE DEFICIT, CUTS TO SOCIAL-SECURITY- AND MEDICARE-BENEFITS ARE
CURRENTLY ON THE TABLE. RUTHANN WOHLFORTH [AS IN "WALL"],
OF OCEAN VIEW, IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF "GARDEN STATE"-SENIORS WHO HAVE
JOINED WITH A-A-R-P, TO PROTECT BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE
RETIREES...
(WOHLFORTH):
"LIKE OVER
300-THOUSAND SENIORS IN NEW JERSEY, I RELY ON SOCIAL-SECURITY FOR MY
ENTIRE INCOME. FOR ME, THAT'S JUST OVER EIGHT-THOUSAND DOLLARS, A
YEAR. RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST BARELY ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. SO,
IF SOCIAL-SECURITY AND MEDICARE ARE CUT, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL
DO. THE COST OF MY HEALTHCARE WILL GO UP--AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'LL
STILL BE ABLE TO SEE MY DOCTOR. IF THEY CUT MY MONTHLY CHECK,
THERE'S JUST NO WAY [THAT] I'LL BE ABLE TO ABLE TO PAY MY BILLS. I
UNDERSTAND THAT CONGRESS HAS SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE--BUT I WORKED
MY ENTIRE LIFE FOR WHAT LITTLE I HAVE. SURELY, THEY CAN FOCUS ON
CUTTING WASTE AND TAX-LOOPHOLES--INSTEAD OF TREATING SENIORS LIKE WE'RE
JUST ANOTHER BUDGET LINE-ITEM."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"PROTECT-SENIORS".
