Statement from the College Democrats African-American Caucus on Social Security

Statement from the College Democrats African-American Caucus on Social Security:





March 10, 2005



The new leadership of the College Democrats of America African American Caucus today encouraged its members to learn more about President Bush's Social Security proposals and actively join the debate over the program's future.



On January 13th, President Bush stated in a Town Hall on Social Security that, "African American males die sooner than other males do, which means the system is inherently unfair to a certain group of people."



The African American Caucus views this comment as disturbing, and believes that we must not allow Bush to use the Black community's mortality rate as an excuse to overhaul Social Security.



"The high mortality rate of African Americans is no excuse for Bush's proposal to cut our generation's benefits by 40% and create $5 trillion of new debt in the process," African American Caucus Vice Chairperson A'shanti-Fayshel Gholar said. "Bush can try distracting Americans from the real issues as much as he wants, but his selfish agenda is harmful to Americans of all communities."



The African American Caucus encourages its members and others to become more aware of Bush's plan, so that we can better understand the flaws of the current proposals on the table. It is very important that we gain a better understanding of how we can influence the current debate to ensure that the right plan is chosen for the overhaul of our Social Security system.



Please consider writing an op-ed to your local newspaper using the op-ed sample available at: http://www.collegedems.com/involved/ssoped.php



Additionally, you can learn more about the affect of Social Security on Young Americans through: http://democraticleader.house.gov/issues/other_issues/social_security/youth.cfm







Sincerely,



Javier Brown, Chair



A'shanti-Fayshel Gholar, Vice-Chair



Chad McVeigh, Secretary