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"'What the country is hungry for in leaders is strength, conviction and a core set of beliefs that are real and grounded in something,' Edwards said."
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"We ought to stand up for what we believe in, we ought to make clear the country knows what we believe in and what it is we want to do, from Day One," Edwards said.
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Dear Friend,
As you know, I will be working in the coming months on the issues of combating poverty and expanding economic opportunity for more Americans. One of the most important things we must do is help keep our seniors - who have given so much to our country - out of poverty. Thanks to FDR's vision, Social Security lifted millions of seniors out of poverty and has kept millions of seniors out of poverty for nearly seventy years.
Instead of working to strengthen Social Security, George Bush is continuing his cross-country campaign to try to sell his plans to privatize Social Security, and since he is in my hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina today, I wanted to speak out. His Social Security privatization ideas do nothing to shore up the system, and they are wrong for North Carolina, especially the people I grew up with and fought to represent.
George Bush wants to borrow trillions of dollars, add even more to the deficit, and cut benefits for millions of seniors. Rather than provide a genuine plan to provide retirement security for everyone, the President and his allies have come up with a plan that gives ordinary people no security and a windfall to those who need it least.
I agree with many of the Republicans in the North Carolina congressional delegation who have expressed concerns about his ideas. I also want to tell North Carolinians and all Americans that that we must do everything we can to stop the Republicans from weakening Social Security for our seniors.
The Republicans want to stand with their friends on Wall Street, but we want to stand with people who've worked hard all of their lives. We believe that people should have the freedom to grow old with dignity without having to depend on their children. That is what America is all about.
I want to hear from you about your ideas to make Social Security stronger and to prevent the Republicans from dismantling this important safety net for our seniors. We have just reactivated our blog so please visit it and let me know what you think about this issue and the other important issues facing our country right now. I plan to be posting on our blog in the next couple of weeks but I want you to start posting right away. I look forward to hearing from you so please visit the blog as soon as you get a chance!
Thanks again for everything.
Your friend,
John Edwards
As you know, I will be working in the coming months on the issues of combating poverty and expanding economic opportunity for more Americans. One of the most important things we must do is help keep our seniors - who have given so much to our country - out of poverty. Thanks to FDR's vision, Social Security lifted millions of seniors out of poverty and has kept millions of seniors out of poverty for nearly seventy years.
Instead of working to strengthen Social Security, George Bush is continuing his cross-country campaign to try to sell his plans to privatize Social Security, and since he is in my hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina today, I wanted to speak out. His Social Security privatization ideas do nothing to shore up the system, and they are wrong for North Carolina, especially the people I grew up with and fought to represent.
George Bush wants to borrow trillions of dollars, add even more to the deficit, and cut benefits for millions of seniors. Rather than provide a genuine plan to provide retirement security for everyone, the President and his allies have come up with a plan that gives ordinary people no security and a windfall to those who need it least.
I agree with many of the Republicans in the North Carolina congressional delegation who have expressed concerns about his ideas. I also want to tell North Carolinians and all Americans that that we must do everything we can to stop the Republicans from weakening Social Security for our seniors.
The Republicans want to stand with their friends on Wall Street, but we want to stand with people who've worked hard all of their lives. We believe that people should have the freedom to grow old with dignity without having to depend on their children. That is what America is all about.
I want to hear from you about your ideas to make Social Security stronger and to prevent the Republicans from dismantling this important safety net for our seniors. We have just reactivated our blog so please visit it and let me know what you think about this issue and the other important issues facing our country right now. I plan to be posting on our blog in the next couple of weeks but I want you to start posting right away. I look forward to hearing from you so please visit the blog as soon as you get a chance!
Thanks again for everything.
Your friend,
John Edwards
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