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madrchsod

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11. being on social security i`m well aware of this fact

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:02 AM

Dec 2012

with the price i have to pay for the upcoming fucking over i`ll get on my medicare i`ll be reduced to around 125 dollars a week from social security.

voting is picking the lessor of two evils

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"Chained CPI" - How the book-cooker's wet dream re-defines reality: [View all] Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 OP

Will we learn from the past? djean111 Dec 2012 #1

kr. as another poster said, it's a measurement of consumers' reactions to inflation, not a measure HiPointDem Dec 2012 #2

du rec. nt xchrom Dec 2012 #3

And I would bet half the folks on SS will not even know about it newfie11 Dec 2012 #4

This is one more reason why I'm wanting to sell my screenplays loyalkydem Dec 2012 #5

If it makes you feel any better customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #6

The taxpayers at the lower end will be forced to take bigger haircuts JHB Dec 2012 #9

As the rich pay less in progressive taxes the burden is progressively Cynicus Emeritus Dec 2012 #10

Agreed customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #13

Actually, that's not quite how it works; but the problem is the elderly face higher inflation muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #7

It's OK, folks durablend Dec 2012 #8

being on social security i`m well aware of this fact madrchsod Dec 2012 #11

Just 13 months ago Sherrod Brown was introducing legislation to FIX the understating of inflation... Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 #12