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Bluenorthwest

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8. RobertEarl, we are not reliant on your memory nor mine, this is all a matter of record.

Sat Apr 6, 2013, 03:27 PM

Apr 2013

Richard Nixon did in fact directly increase benefits by 10% and then along with Congress enacted the COLA increases to buffer the impact of inflation on benefits. Since that time, each increase in benefits has been exactly that which is dictated by the law, no more. No President since Nixon has bumped benefit amounts, and Reagan delayed the COLA increase, hiked the withholding, just as I said.
There are many sources for such information, use your Google. What you are claiming is simply incorrect. Let me add that Reagan was a monster and the worst President of my time so far.

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Reagan increased SS benefits? [View all] RobertEarl Apr 2013 OP

No. Most of the people who received SS payments during MineralMan Apr 2013 #1

Reagan increased the base benefit package RobertEarl Apr 2013 #3

My view is that people who were receiving SS then MineralMan Apr 2013 #5

Yes, those who were 65 in 1983 are now 95 and loving Reagan! Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #2

I recall different RobertEarl Apr 2013 #4

But today's old people are not part of that group. MineralMan Apr 2013 #6

RobertEarl, we are not reliant on your memory nor mine, this is all a matter of record. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #8

I can go with that RobertEarl Apr 2013 #10

Young folks seem to think that today's old folks were born MineralMan Apr 2013 #7

Heh. zappaman Apr 2013 #9

I seem to remember a couple of extra SS payments MineralMan Apr 2013 #11

He had a democratic Congress, too. demosincebirth Apr 2013 #12