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Over 3,000 Rally Against Cuts In Safety Net For Seniors | Amid growing calls for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, seniors are pushing back. On Thursday, more than 3,000 protesters rallied at the Wang Theatre in downtown Boston to voice their opposition to cuts. Republicans and Democrats on the super committee, which includes Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D), have repeatedly floated cuts including changing the way Social Security cost-of-living adjustments are determined and increasing the Medicare eligibility age. “When you get older, you need help, not cuts” said protester Steve Ciardi.
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