No Social Security Increase in 2010

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And some SS recipients will receive smaller checks

Yes...About 1/4 of all recipients will pay a larger Medicare Part B premium (possibly as high as $119/mo versus the $96/mo currently paid). This will affect recipients who became eligible for Medicare Part B AFTER November, 2009. It will also affect people who pay Medicare directly now because they have opted out of receiving their Social Security at the present time. And, it will also affect State governments who are responsible for the Medicaid Premium Assistance programs. I'm not sure how the individual states propose handling the added costs.

How is a senior supposed to make ends meet? Costs of fuel, food, utilities, and rent all increase, but our checks decrease! Go figure!

Sally of WI @ Nov 11, 2009 21:22:04 PM

Yes we can!

Change is coming - Yes we can! Isn't that what we were told when Obama was campaigning? I believe it was. The truth is we have no change and there is no change coming. Yes we can! Yes, we can - we can kick their asses out of there come next election. I voted Democrat this past election, probably like most because we detested Bush so much. Come next election, I'm going back to the Republicans. There has got to be someone, somewhere that is not crooked, looking out for their own and padding the pockets of those who they think can help them next election! How do you think our senior citizens who are trying to live on SS alone think about the stimulus that was GIVEN to Wall Street, the banks and the car manufacturers? Will they forget it come next election. Hell no they won't. We will clean the house again next election, change our sweeper bags and start all over again. For now, we have to sit back and suck up the dirt from Pelosi and Obama and their buds.

Contrary Mary of WV @ Nov 11, 2009 11:16:54 AM

They think we AMERICANs are STUIPD

Because the PORTIONs have decreased and the price seem to stay put, this DOES NOT mean cost of living should not be up some what.

My, my we are NOT, I repeat, are NOT plants out here. We do know how to think.

I for one say it is time for a HOUSE cleaning.White House to the Dog house, TIME FOR A CHANGE.

Jimmy of AL @ Nov 10, 2009 14:31:50 PM

the $ 250 a year is not better then $ 35 a month

is my math wrong, my mother gets $ 740 in Social security it is suppose to be increased about 6 % for 2010, so instead of $ 45 a month = $ 540 a year she is suppose to get $ 250, and just how is that suppose to help her with her bills,

hey i have an idea i'll give every social security receipient out there $ 250 a year and you can give me $ 45 dollars a month,

let me know if you want to do it ?

Larry Hadley of CA @ Nov 03, 2009 22:35:00 PM

MS VERNA WATSON

YOU TRY LIVING OFF 600.00 A MONTH THAT DOES NOT COVER RENT AND BILLS

YOU CAN NOT FEED YOURSELF MUCH LESS ANY FAMILY YOU MIGHT HAVE, SO YES I SEE TO WHERE PEOPLE COME DOWN TO MEDS OR PAY THE BILL'S IF THE PEOPLE IN CONGRESS WOULD QUIT PADDING THERE POCKETS EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE BETTER OFF.

AND WHERE DO THEY GET OFF SAYING THERE IS NO COST OF LIVING INCREASE LOOK AT THE GAS AND GROCERY'S

VERNA WATSON of AR @ Nov 01, 2009 06:55:03 AM

TO STUPID PEOPLE INCLUDING THE DUMMY'S ABOVE ME!

I POSTED MY LAST COMMENT THINKING IT WOULD BE POSTED UNDER THE OTHER COMMENTS.

DEDRA WILLIAMS of AL @ Oct 29, 2009 00:56:58 AM

Cannot buy me

Keep your God Dam Money and 'redistribute' it I would rather go without the extra $25.00 or so dollars a month...You are Destroying My America.

Richard of FL @ Oct 27, 2009 18:20:15 PM

mrs victoria smith

I think the goverment needs to sit down and think about what they are receiving and what they are giving to the seniors that brought them into this world to run in that office,and yes stop bailing out the people that don't hardly pay and taxes and help the elderly continue to be able to live on what little the country is giving them for the hard work they have giving to this country.PLEASE GIVE THE ELDERLY A LITTLE TO LIVE ON DON'T TAKE IT ALL AWAY FROM THEM.

VICTORIA SMITH of MI @ Oct 21, 2009 16:50:13 PM

Let me live with less stress, I earned it!!

This government Sucks big time. Unemlpoyment only pays $275.00 a week in Florida ( $600.00 a week in New Jersey by the way). And they penalize Americans when they want to retire and limit what we can earn. Sounds more like a Dictatorship to me.. That's why so many people are moving to Europe, Belize and Costa Rica to retire, we are fed up......

Stephanie D. of FL @ Oct 19, 2009 09:14:57 AM

disability

what about people receivng ss disabilty ?

ROZ of IA @ Oct 16, 2009 06:18:46 AM

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