I Am Not Happy....And That's Not Good..

monmouth

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Thu Mar-04-10 01:09 PM
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I Am Not Happy....And That's Not Good..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/pl_nm/us_usa_congress_elderly

That $250 may not seem like much to many, but my rent was increased for the third time in five years. The $250 spread over a twelve-month period would have amounted to approximately $21.00 and subsidized the rent increase. I mean, WTH? This will be the third year in a row without a cost-of-living increase and now not even the paltry $250. I am not amused...

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Warpy

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Thu Mar-04-10 01:13 PM
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1. The good news is that the poverty formula is finally being revisited

and will no longer be solely calculated on a market basket of food. I think a lot of seniors will be getting a decent COLA in years to come after years of being cheated by Greenscam and his gaggle of conservative politicians in power.

The old formula assumed food took up 1/3 of a family budget, while in reality it was closer to 1/6 due to inflation in housing and health costs.

This won't help you this year but it should help you in the future. I sincerely hope so, anyway.

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monmouth

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Thu Mar-04-10 01:28 PM
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2. Thank you Warpy, I'm sure there will be a COLA down the road but

many were counting on that $250 this year. Better days ahead I'm sure.

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Little Star

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Thu Mar-04-10 06:02 PM
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3. Does anyone know the reason that 12 Dems joined the

Republicans to deny seniors this paltry $250.00? I am angry about this too.

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LibinMo

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Fri Mar-05-10 10:37 AM
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4. Because they are DINOS

I want to find a list of these Senators. Everything I buy has gone up. Co-pays for Doctor visits & prescriptions increased this year. Food prices have risen every time I go shopping. Phone bill increased $2.00 last month. Haircuts went up a dollar last fall. These are necessities. $250.00 wouldn't begin to cover the increase but it would have helped.

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Little Star

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Sat Mar-06-10 10:26 AM
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5. Here is the list.........

Bayh (D-IN)
Bennet (D-CO)
Carper (D-DE)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Levin (D-MI)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Nelson (D-NE)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Udall (D-CO)
Warner (D-VA)
Lieberman (ID-CT)

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Jamastiene

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Tue Mar-16-10 08:34 PM
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6. I wish I had seen this in time to rec it.

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