Today, AARP is asking working families to call Congress to tell their elected legislators they oppose the "chained" CPI that would cut Social Security benefits. 

Call 1-800-323-2230. Tell your senators to vote "no" on cuts to Social Security benefits.  

To make matters worse, the younger a person is now, the larger the benefit cut is under "chained" CPI.

Here are the top five reasons from AARP why the "chained" CPI is the wrong choice:

1. It's a benefit cut. The "chained" CPI is a significant benefit cut, not some "technical change," as some in Washington would like you to believe.
2. Cuts get deeper every year. The "chained" CPI benefit cut would start now and get bigger with every passing year, costing seniors, veterans and our nation's most vulnerable thousands of dollars over their lifetimes. 
3. It cuts benefits for today's seniors. Most politicians promised during the 2012 campaign not to cut Social Security for current seniors. The "chained" CPI would break that promise, cutting benefits that today's seniors have earned through a lifetime of hard work. 
4. It's less accurate for seniors. The "chained" CPI assumes that when the cost of something you normally buy goes up, you will substitute a lower-cost item. This theory falls short since many seniors and veterans spend much of their money on basic goods like prescription drugs, utilities and heath care—items that don't have lower-cost substitutes. 
5. It's the wrong solution. [America's workers] deserve a separate, national conversation about how to protect Social Security for today's seniors and responsibly strengthen it for their children and grandchildren.