VIDEO UPDATE: As Clock Ticks for 'Fiscal Cliff,' Demonstrators Gather at Hultgren's Office to Demand Answers
A peaceful demonstration Monday at Congressman Randy Hultgren's office in Geneva centers on keeping Social Security and Medicare from falling off a fiscal cliff that could happen in 22 days.
With 22 days remaining before $600 billion automatic tax increases and spending cuts kick in, demonstrators flocked Monday morning to U.S. Congressman Randy Hultgren's office in Geneva to tell Hultgren to keep Medicare and Social Security off the table. "I'm just totally irritated that somehow the fiscal bump in the road has become a fiscal cliff," said Jean Pierce of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva. "And I'd like Hultgren to understand that there are a lot of seniors in his district who vote." Demonstrators discussed a range of issues, from wind energy to the state of the economy to election promises, but the primary issue centered on protecting Medicare and Social Security in the context of lawmakers' solutions to the …
Jon Azavedo
2:10 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Matilda, I know that anyone who subscribes to the idea of "Tax the wealthy to fix the deficit" is not only hateful, but stupid. Please explain in detail what "wage equality" is, feel free to use the terms "theft" and "redistribution" freely. BTW, don't know if you've heard yet, Caterpillar in Aurora and Belvidere are cutting all wage workers to 27 hour weeks to avoid Nobamacare. The free ride … more ›