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I don't think is right for seniors to get an increase...........

Ronald Fields

WHY?????? I PAID INTO THE SYSTEM SINCE 1962.... What gives you the right to tell me I should not get a raise? I gave 4+ years for your freedom and the right for you say that and to live in peace. I have paid for many foreigners to have health care and get free food.... yet my wife is sick and she can't get health care... the government has seen to it that we live at the poverty level... thanks to Obama we have next to nothing.... I have a friend who has had is medicine cut and Ihave been notified they are going to cut one of mine meds... again thank you Obama ... to busy taking care of illegals and foreigners...

Sonee Kay Fleury

Hell no. Give it to the Corporations. They love your money dear.

Agree!

Hey Joan, I'm in Scotland and I can assure you that we are being treated (or should I say, mistreated) in the same way as you. It's time to say that we join forces each with the other instead of thinkin "screw everyone else" Ever heard of United we stand, divided we fall?

Joan Summerlin Weigle

Hi Anne! So sorry to hear you are going thru some of the same crap as we here are afraid we're about to face! The Right wing of our country are chomping at the bit to get their hands on our Social Security money and we (the Left wing) are fighting it tooth and nail because when they start, they won't be happy til it's all used up! I didn't mean "screw everybody else" in any sense except stop sending foreign aid across the pond(s) to just about every country in the world and keep that money here to make up the deficit. Those countries America gives money to are mostly middle Eastern and they hate America and Americans! I resent them sending money to them and trying to poach our Social Security and Medicare to pay for the wars they created! Sorry if that offended you, but if you lived here and were about to face what we are about to face and the government was sending hard earned tax money to those thugs then I think you'd be unhappy also.

Senior Citizens have worked hard up untill their retirement and deserve to get a cost of liveing raise every year so they too can be able to pay their bills and have a little bit to enjoy their retirement instead of worring how they are going to make it month after month.

signed, cus I'm reachin that age someday!

I and many of my friends are "Baby Boomers" I totally agree and support this cause; and I sincerely believe it needs IMMEDIATE Attention!

we will all be old someday and we will have the same thing happen to us if we don't help the elderly now for when it's our turn...

Seniors who are on a fixed income deserve to get a raise. They have worked hard to be retired.

Bcause these senior need more $$ to survive, after buying food and paying bills, the have to eat as well. Listen up people, we need to stand by our parents @ all x's especially when they can't do 4 them selves. Don't allow your parents or an elderly suffer because of neglect or negativity! Let fight the cause for more $$$ for the seniors. When I see an elderly in thee streets begging it hurts my heart ok, this is someone's parent that's been neglected.
My thing is help! someone if u can,...

Bcause these senior need more $$ to survive, after buying food and paying bills, the have to eat as well. Listen up people, we need to stand by our parents @ all x's especially when they can't do 4 them selves. Don't allow your parents or an elderly suffer because of neglect or negativity! Let fight the cause for more $$$ for the seniors. When I see an elderly in thee streets begging it hurts my heart ok, this is someone's parent that's been neglected.
My thing is help! someone if u can, especially an elderly person in NEED. I always do good, bad or indifferent.

Sandra Sahara

They get one but if they live in senior housing..the housing readjusts their rent ...the increase wouldnt go to them...it will go to the landlord...crazy stupid!!!!

If the Goverment can give themselves Raisses Why CANT THEY GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED THEM GET WHERE THEY ARE. oNCE THEY GET ELECTED THEY FORGET WHERE THEY CAME FROM THEY SHOULD TRY TO LIVE ON IT FOR A YEAR SEE WHAT THEY WOULD DO THEN. WHEN SOME OF THEM GET 2 PENSIONS TO SIT AND DO NOTHING!