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Originally Posted by PegMeerkatz
I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED WITH OUR GOVERNMENT!
Did the president, senators, governors, & congressman get a pay raise in 2010? Will they issue themselves another pay raise in 2011?
I worked hard for as long as my disease allowed & actually started working @ 11 years old; now that I NEED HELP I am really feeling LET DOWN by our govenment.
While there will be no COLA in 2011 THEY WILL INCREASE MEDICARE & THE INFAMOUS DONUT HOLE IS GOING TO INCREASE.
I am UNABLE TO WORK - so WITHOUT EXTRA MONEY HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PAY THESE EXTRA COSTS?
Anyone else in the same boat?
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Not the same boat, but maybe the same lake.
I will be getting SSI for the first time in November (assuming the final step goes well).
I have never worked (well, not for more than a few months as a teen) and have not paid any money into social security.
At this point, I am just thankful for any help. SSI is not always intended to be the sole 'income' or money in the household.. I don't know about SSDI. That's why many people on SSI are married and one of them has a part time job.. or a single person on SSI may work a little bit. Supplemental Security Income, not Total Income.
I know that it stinks when the "big guys" get raises and the ones who need it don't. I know all about going without and living paycheck to paycheck. I know all about having to get rid of things to pay for essentials.. or going meals or days without food because the money has run out.
Still, I am grateful for the help I am going to be getting.. and even if it never went up in my lifetime, I would still be grateful. Doesn't mean I wouldn't like it to go up to reflect the higher prices everywhere.. but life isn't always fair in that way and I have learned to accept that.
My mom works for the state and she hasn't gotten a raise in several years. She works full time and pays taxes... yet she doesn't get more money when prices go up either. It's just a fact of life--it's always going to be this way for some people.
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My name is Sarah and I am 25 years old. I have a lot of chronic health problems. Peripheral neuropathy and POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) keep me bedridden the majority of the time. I also struggle with degenerative disc disease, disc desiccation, spondylolisthesis, arthritis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with insulin resistance, allergies, sound sensitivities, and other health problems.