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Originally Posted by Dejibo
For the 2nd year in a row, we get NO increase in our paychecks. Hmm..have you been to the grocery store lately? Have you seen the electric bills? I need AC! I need heat. Why is it that the house and senate got a raise, and yet we the most vunerable stand here empty handed? Im upset by this!  |
I agree with you. The cost of living should have given SS a modest increase.
My thought was where/who blocked the increase. Who initiated the bill to allow the increase.
Bernie Sanders-independent from Vermont (love that guy) and Sherrod Brown Democrat from ? (I like him too) introduced the bill.
All Senate Republicans, twelve Democrats and Lieberman-the independent that caucuses with the Republicans voted against the increase.
I just googled "Social Security increase block" to see what came up as the two most popular links. Here is the first two:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_16303309
http://beavercountyblue.org/2010/10/...cial-security/
So best you can do is see how your senator voted. Calling him/her or voting him/her out of office is the only way I can see to work within our democratic system.
Politics is one thing, how it affects you is another.
