Republicans going after Social Security
 

Does this put fear into those who already are stressing over there abilities to receive or keep on receiving SSD or SSI? This seems to be the foremost issue for them, paring down entitlements, especially for the non-elderly.. I am already fearing how my advanced education will effect my review in 2015, if the Republicans gain political office in the coming future, this could be a bad break for those of us on SSD (not to turn this forum into a political discussion)

I do not think this will effect the folks already on SSI, SSDI & SS. We will be grandfathered = no changes.
Whatever changes happens, it will be for the "new" enrollies.


I really, do not get worked over when it comes to politics. I just remember that these folks were elected & put in office BY THE PEOPLE! If you don't like what is going on, do not RE-ELECT them. Simple as that............ :winky:

I just hope they don't freeze COLAs. With gas prices going up-looks like a raise for next year but don't hold your breath.

I placed the Political icon on the thread - just in case, as it is a borderline political subject. Especially since the title has Republicans in it..

Remember limited political discussion here, per our guidelines.

If discussion stays to the bills or cuts and facts that's fine, but often it goes astray with rumors and political finger pointing....:(

Whenever I hear the words "we need smaller government," IMO, what they are saying in a round about way is that agency's like the Social Security Administration , needs to make agency cuts. Which makes the already understaffed agency that is overworked and stressed to the max, left to bear a case load beyond the agencies capabilities. Then the employees, are making decisions under pressure, with an overburdened caseload the employees are likely to make mistakes. Of course,the people who already qualified and have been on SSI and SSDI for a long time, it won't surprised me if they have to review their cases, and make sure they still qualify. For instance, If you haven't been going to the doctor for you aliments, or you've been working part time, or something in your household has changed. I saw a story on TMZ that I'm still baffled about, a rapper took a camera crew from MTV in his limo to go pick up food stamps. He was bragging that they owned him the money. Here he is a millionaire and was collecting food stamps? By the way a lot of people will lose their food stamps also. That's another agency that will suffer cuts. They've been trying to get rid of welfare for a long time.


http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-mone...tration?page=2

"The facts can be scary things when you try to hide them," said Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee ranking member Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.). "This hatchet job isn't trimming fat … it’s cutting deep into the bone of a recovering economy. A Republican budget that cuts Social Security and costs American jobs would be a nightmare if it weren’t true."


Edward Coyle, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, said his group is outraged by the "cold-hearted ways in which House Republicans are trying to lower the budget deficit on the backs of seniors, persons with disabilities and young survivors."