Social Security Cola rip off
Congress has made sure that social security recipients will not receive a COLA for the next two years. Congressional members received a $4,700 pay raise in January of 2009, and in March of 2009, voted to curtail any increase until 2011. The congressional members currently receive an annual sum of $174,000.00.
Why do they receive a raise in 2011, but social security will still have a cola freeze? I just do not get it. Food costs have risen. The New York Times reported in August of 2009 that food prices were likely to increase. What dates did the economists use to calculate the price of goods that the seniors are paying? Odd, that the New York Times stipulated the food prices would inflate in the last quarter of 2009 into 2010. Anyone out there?? Anybody going to say something?? Do something??
The corn future prices were $6.40 in September of last year and $3.80 in September of this year. Yet, pet food bags have been changed from 18 lb bags to 16 lb bags and the prices have remained the same. 40 lb bags were changed to 36 lb bags and the prices remained the same. The Denver Post reported that there were price increases in nearly every pet food category, due to rising costs of ingredients, fuel, and transportation for the manufacturers. The article stipulates that consumers will not see a reduction in price anytime soon. The reason behind this statement is the long term contracts that were made when prices were higher in 2008.
Pets are beneficial to the isolated and the elderly. The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a study in May of 1999 that stipulated independent seniors that have pets are in better physical and mental health than seniors that don't. The pet owners were more active, coped better with stress, and exhibited increased overall health.
Property taxes, gasoline taxes, and sales taxes have been increased in many states and counties. Health care costs have increased. How do they reach the conclusion that the social security recipients have more spending money?
There has been a proposal to increase the Federal employees salaries by 2%, why would they not fall into the same category as the social security recipients and not need any salary increase?
Many social security recipients have seen their retirement funds dissipate and many have been told they no longer have the retirement benefits that were promised by their former employers. Many no longer have insurance coverage as of 2010.
The well being of our senior citizens is in jeopardy. 7 out of 10 seniors have stipulated that they will suffer financially due to the lack of a COLA increase in their 2010 social security income. This information was gathered by a telephone poll conducted October 21 - 29, 2009 by the Insured Retirement Institute.
Many seniors will be and have been just barely living on beans, rice, and ramen noodles. Many have gone and will go without needed doctor visits and medications. Many have and will lose their homes because they can no longer meet their expenses.
Where are all the social security recipients and why are they not turning out in mass and saying "We will not go quietly into the night!" Why are they not saying, "We demand better treatment and fair monetary compensation for years of employment and contributions to FICA!"? Where are they? I feel like I am searching for Waldo.
Well, Waldo it is time to have a huge sit in. It is time for us to rise up and go forth to Washington and stay there in mass. Until our income is restored. It is time to send those that empty our wallets packing, It is time for some new faces to be seen in the congressional seats.
We need to prepare, we need to unite, and stick up for our financial futures.
Why do they receive a raise in 2011, but social security will still have a cola freeze? I just do not get it. Food costs have risen. The New York Times reported in August of 2009 that food prices were likely to increase. What dates did the economists use to calculate the price of goods that the seniors are paying? Odd, that the New York Times stipulated the food prices would inflate in the last quarter of 2009 into 2010. Anyone out there?? Anybody going to say something?? Do something??
The corn future prices were $6.40 in September of last year and $3.80 in September of this year. Yet, pet food bags have been changed from 18 lb bags to 16 lb bags and the prices have remained the same. 40 lb bags were changed to 36 lb bags and the prices remained the same. The Denver Post reported that there were price increases in nearly every pet food category, due to rising costs of ingredients, fuel, and transportation for the manufacturers. The article stipulates that consumers will not see a reduction in price anytime soon. The reason behind this statement is the long term contracts that were made when prices were higher in 2008.
Pets are beneficial to the isolated and the elderly. The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a study in May of 1999 that stipulated independent seniors that have pets are in better physical and mental health than seniors that don't. The pet owners were more active, coped better with stress, and exhibited increased overall health.
Property taxes, gasoline taxes, and sales taxes have been increased in many states and counties. Health care costs have increased. How do they reach the conclusion that the social security recipients have more spending money?
There has been a proposal to increase the Federal employees salaries by 2%, why would they not fall into the same category as the social security recipients and not need any salary increase?
Many social security recipients have seen their retirement funds dissipate and many have been told they no longer have the retirement benefits that were promised by their former employers. Many no longer have insurance coverage as of 2010.
The well being of our senior citizens is in jeopardy. 7 out of 10 seniors have stipulated that they will suffer financially due to the lack of a COLA increase in their 2010 social security income. This information was gathered by a telephone poll conducted October 21 - 29, 2009 by the Insured Retirement Institute.
Many seniors will be and have been just barely living on beans, rice, and ramen noodles. Many have gone and will go without needed doctor visits and medications. Many have and will lose their homes because they can no longer meet their expenses.
Where are all the social security recipients and why are they not turning out in mass and saying "We will not go quietly into the night!" Why are they not saying, "We demand better treatment and fair monetary compensation for years of employment and contributions to FICA!"? Where are they? I feel like I am searching for Waldo.
Well, Waldo it is time to have a huge sit in. It is time for us to rise up and go forth to Washington and stay there in mass. Until our income is restored. It is time to send those that empty our wallets packing, It is time for some new faces to be seen in the congressional seats.
We need to prepare, we need to unite, and stick up for our financial futures.
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