Calls growing for Social Security hike

This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. This isn't unexpected... it is only the beginning... how can they say Health Care will be a good thing!?



Calls growing for Social Security hike: "

This is a bill that will be hard to oppose.

The agency that administers Social Security has said there will be no cost of living allowances for the next two years for seniors, citing a decline in consumer prices that has kept expenses flat.

Needless to say, this hasn't gone over so well with SS recipients or advocacy groups, who say that the COLA however small [say one percent] is a necessity not a frill. Also, needless to say, seniors vote.

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) is introducing a bill to give seniors a one-time $150 payment to offset the loss of the COLA, citing hikes in Medicare co-pays and as drop-off in income from external sources.