A list of the CEO mofos who want to kill old people to make themselves richer--

[eridani]

--and their companies (from the website listed on trailmonkee's thread)
http://www.fixthedebt.org/uploads/files/CEO%20Fiscal%20Leadership%20Council%20Membership%2011-14-12.pdf

I signed a petition directed toward Macy's, whose CEO is on this list. Got the following reply--

We at Macy's are understandably upset by unfounded reports being circulated on the Internet that our company and-or our CEO are advocating cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits. We have never taken any position on this subject. We consider the petition to be irresponsible, as well as inaccurate.

Regards,
Corporate Communications
Macy's, Inc.
[e-mail]

Thanks to DU, I had the evidence that they were lying at hand, and wrote back to tell them so. Anyone up for a project to get contact info for the companies on the list that do retail business with people? A bit late for me tonight, but I'll start when I get back home on Monday.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. Thanks

I'll keep these people in mind.

[PETRUS]

2. kick

[SomethingFishy]

3. And to combat these assholes here is a list of 350 economists

who have no stake in the outcome who disagree with them:

http://jobsnotausterity.org/

"In a deep recession, deficit reduction is a moving target. If you cut spending and consumer purchasing power in an already depressed economy, unemployment rises and revenues fall — and the goal of a smaller deficit keeps receding like a mirage in a desert. When private purchasing power is depressed by the aftermath of a financial collapse, only public investment can make up the gap.

The budget hawks have the sequence backwards. Public outlay for jobs and recovery come first, growth is restored, and revenues follow. Budget cuts in a deep slump lead only to a deeper slump.

The government should invest in areas vital to our economy — to repair crumbling infrastructure, to build 21st-century smart-grid, public transportation and renewable energy systems, and to create public and private sector jobs. We should also help states prevent layoffs of teachers and other public servants, make early care and higher education more affordable, and create public service jobs throughout the nation. It can do so by borrowing at record low interest rates. We can also stimulate recovery without increasing deficits by increasing taxes on the wealthy and pumping the proceeds directly into the economy."

Oh and BTW Macy's is full of shit, their CEO is all over the place demanding cuts to SS and Medicare..

[smirkymonkey]

4. I've met this guy, He's a total asshole.

I have worked for a company that used to do business with him. He's one of the biggest dicks on the planet.