I have some bad news for 41 million seniors who depend on Social Security.
For the first time in 35 years, seniors are not expected to receive a cost-of-living adjustment, the yearly increase that helps them make ends meet and keep up with rising prices.
This is a serious problem – and unless Congress acts, millions of seniors will see their checks stay flat – or even reduced – while the costs of prescription drugs, utilities and health care continue to climb fast.
Tell Congress to make sure that seniors get the help they deserve – and the Social Security relief they need – as soon as possible.
The official measure of inflation – the consumer price index – has not increased in this weak economy while the things seniors need most have continued to increase in price.
The reality is that the bad economy this year has hit seniors particularly hard. They spend an average of $4,400 out of pocket every year on health care alone. With home values dropping, losses in the stock market, and low returns on interest bearing accounts, it's no wonder that more Americans are counting on the promise of Social Security.
In these times, many seniors have been forced to look for new jobs to find additional sources of income. But in this job market, it takes about 30 weeks for unemployed seniors to find a job.
It's in tough economies like this one that seniors need Social Security the most. We need to demand that Washington address the problem of no cost of living adjustment and provide at least modest relief for seniors.
Tell your members of Congress to act now to ensure that this is not the first year America's seniors don't get an automatic Social Security adjustment.
I believe Congress can, and must, address this problem – and I believe they will. Once they've heard from you. Thanks for your help in making sure that Social Security continues to deliver on its promise to our nation's seniors.
Sincerely,
Barry Jackson
AARP Online Advocacy Manager
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1|1|I heard about this last month and I think it's unfair, if Obama can come up with a $250 check to give them because they won't get a raise, why not just give them the raise. I worry about my mom and other seniors :(|RebekkaVA|queen_vulture@msn.com|18:00:05|10/15/2009|
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2|1|And I have heard that Medicare premiums will be raised....so no cost of living raise and an increase in Medicare....what a lovely way to take care of our elderly, the generations that helped make America a great country.|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|19:32:08|10/15/2009|
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
--Thomas Jefferson--
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
~Abraham Lincoln
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3|2|Yup heard the part D is going up|teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|19:57:54|10/15/2009|
>Posted on Oct-15-09 at 07:32 PM (Eastern)
>by 98.213.175.237A government big enough to
>give you everything you want, is
>strong enough to take everything you
>have. --Thomas Jefferson--
>You cannot build character and courage by
>taking away people's initiative and independence.
>You cannot help people permanently by
>doing for them, what they could
>and should do for themselves.
>~Abraham Lincoln
> HAWKS PRIDE #31 #57
>
4|3|Ah, Part D....the creation of the govt to line the pockets of their pharmaceutical friends....|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|20:04:09|10/15/2009|
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
--Thomas Jefferson--
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
~Abraham Lincoln
HAWKS PRIDE #31 #57
5|4|Did you hear about another $250 Obama wants to send out again??|cashcoll|cashcoll@yahoo.com|20:07:16|10/15/2009|
Check it out!
No 2010 increase in Social Security --- Seniors' benefits will not be adjusted for cost of living because of low consumer prices. Obama urges $250 emergency payments.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/14/news/economy/obama_seniors_payment/index.htm
JMI:
I think they need to up to cost of living instead of sending out another $250.00!
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