House Bill to Give Seniors $250 Is Defeated

[FreeStateDemocrat]

Source: NY Times

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 8, 2010
Filed at 12:17 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected a Democratic effort to pay Social Security recipients $250 to make up for the lack of a cost-of-living increase for next year.

Democrats argued that the payment was needed to offset the hardships of seniors facing a second consecutive year without an increase.

But Republicans contended that the nation couldn't afford the estimated $14 billion cost of the one-time payment, and that the two-year freeze comes after seniors received a significant boost in 2009.

Cost-of-living adjustments are set automatically each year by an inflation measure that was adopted by Congress in 1975. More than 58 million retirees, disabled people and surviving family members receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income checks.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/12/08/us/politics/AP-US-Social-Security-No-COLA.html?_r=1&hp

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Now it starts, the pukes saying "the nation couldn't afford..." and they are nothing but fucking hypocrites but this entire (continuing) sham lies at the feet of BO.

Maybe the seniors don't "deserve" the break yet BILLIONAIRES do?

This is just too much bullshit for anyone to swallow.

Has Gallup polled with the question: Who deserves it more?

[snappyturtle]

1. Well here's another chance for the Dems to cover the media

with the repuke agenda. Will they? Probably not. :(

[RKP5637]

11. No, they will sulk and just slink away with their tails between their legs. n/t

[Creative]

68. It's only $250--not much to sulk about.

[Donnachaidh]

2. but we can give billionaires hundreds of billions more

when can we get out the pitchforks and torches? Washington is full of Tory traitors, needing to have a little schooling. :evilgrin:

[n2doc]

5. +1000 n/t

[kath]

18. there's also that little shortening device,

favored by the French in times past.

[Donnachaidh]

21. ooh yes -- The Hungry Lady!

I love the thought of the National Razor in this country.

[aquart]

22. +1

[Ruperto31]

40. $250? Is that some kinda joke? They can keep their lousy $250.

He hands you a nickel
He hands you a dime
He asks you with a grin
If you are having a good time
And then he fines you every time you slam the door....

--Bob Dylan
Maggie's Farm

[Creative]

52. Who's "giving" money?

I thought they just decided not "take" more from us.

[ProudDad]

60. Obama is giving the rich a huge gift.

Where the f*ck have you been all week?

[Creative]

61. Where did Obama get all of this money?

[ProudDad]

62. By having the prick he just reappointed head of the Fed

to print up some in exchange for more U.S. Debt...

Same way ray-gun, bush I, Clinton and bush II did...

[Name removed]

63. Deleted message

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[ProudDad]

64. And you corporate capitalists

love seeing your masters foul your air, pollute your water and increase global temperatures as they get more "successful"...

Well, you'll get your wish if you keep coddling your rich "betters"...Earth turned into Venus...

Enjoy... :eyes:


(And who the fuck do you think collect the "interest" paid on that new debt? And what is their marginal tax rate...oh, yeah, a pissant 15%!)

[Autumn]

3. Bless their little hearts

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Fucking assholes

[Bryn]

4. Wow!

x(

[jillan]

6. Fuming here. And Seniors tend to vote Republican.

:banghead:

[sasha031]

16. thankfully not the seniors I know

[MineralMan]

34. I'm a senior and I've never voted for any Republican in my life.

[mntleo2]

45. Me Too, Mineralman...

...In the 35 years I have voted and I have voted in almost EVERY election both local and national, I have never once voted Repuke. Not only am I a senior, I am poor and worked McJobs all my life. I have nothing to show for it BUT Social Security. And before anyone begins blaming the poor for everything, no I was never a drug addict, alcoholic, I married in the church, raised three kids, volunteered and did all that a good citizen does ~ as most low income people do.

However, as an activist low income people do not feel heard ~ as Seniors are getting the message about now. "You don't matter, only the rich do" is what they will hear as the "trickel down" is coming to them from the demonizing of the poor that has done for years.

I would never vote Repuke, nor can I stand the elitist and stoooooopid Tea Baggers, nor would I subscribe to a bunch of malarkey when it comes to budget considerations about taxes that seem to always fall on the poor worse than anyone else. At this time the poor in every state pay upwards of 15-17% of their incomes in taxes while even the middle class pay around 5% and the rich pay little or nothing. http://www.itepnet.org/whopays3.pdf

It is all in the bank account with the rich and always has been. They have not changed since King George taxed tea in such a way only the rich could afford it. I am sick at heart that the Tea Partiers hijacked the name because they are making the real tea party participants roll in their graves since Tp-ers themselves suck at the teat of the rich who fund their "rage" and use corporate whores to tell them what to think. What a bunch if idiots whose voting is at best about ignorance.

So no, I do not vote Repuke, never have never will, and at my age I can say I will never change.

My 2 cetns

Cat in Seattle

[DainBramaged]

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[nyy1998]

44. That was the first thought that went through my head. And THEY'LL still vote R in 2012, Ugh

[Lugnut]

58. Not this one.

No Rethuglican ever did anything that benefitted me.

[Stuart G]

7. It was fast track proceedure...here is the vote...

The measure was brought up under a fast-track procedure that required a two-thirds majority for passage. The 254-153 vote in favor of the bill fell short of that.

My guess is all of the Pukes voted against .....14 Billion...can't afford...sure....:sarcasm:

[defendandprotect]

Two third majority means GOP filibustered .... but not actually ... right?

[awoke_in_2003]

28. no filibuster in the house...

just Dems unwilling to fight and speak to the people

[defendandprotect]

31. Then why 2/3rds vote .... ???

Did GOP get something passed that provides for more than a simple majority

on anything budgetary???

[awoke_in_2003]

33. some votes require a simple majority...

some require a super-majority. Money issues almost alway need the latter.

[defendandprotect]

56. ONLY because they have been changed by the GOP over time ....

MONEY/BUDGETARY issues were never an exception before the heavy hand of

the GOP/Repugs on Congress and its rules --

[RKP5637]

8. The logic by the R's will be billionaires are going to create zillions of jobs, but

seniors are just fat lazy slobs sucking off the tits of welfare as SS. Is the US even a country anymore or just a $$$ corporation raking over the employees.

[Cleita]

9. That amount wouldn't begin to cover my cost of living

increases, which in raised rent alone is $1,200 next year, not to mention health insurance and increased gas prices, yet they don't even want us to have that. What kind of ivory tower do these people live in?

[CountAllVotes]

14. they live in a glass ivory tower

so don't you dare go throwing any stones at it. It could break you know. Wouldn't that be really sad as all hell? :argh:

:kick:

[RKP5637]

15. They are insular to most citizens' needs, live in their own world and in

their ivory towers. Does anyone know a poor congressman. ... For many it's a great position for benefits and $$$ maneuvering for personal gain. Yet many citizens have their heads up their butt when they vote. American citizens deserve the outfall of the politicians they elect IMO.

[Cleita]

51. True, but those of us who didn't vote for worst

politicians are also made to suffer.

[RKP5637]

53. Yeah, we all get sort of jammed into the same train going off the cliff. n/t

[JDPriestly]

24. $1,200 is more than the average Social Security recipient receives

in a month -- just to give you some perspective, Cleita.

[Cleita]

50. It's a hundred dollars a month raise or $1,200 for the

year. A one time $250 check for the year just isn't covering it.

[avaistheone1]

10. Put didn't the House vote for an increase for themselves?

:grr:

[defendandprotect]

26. Congress now gets AUTOMATIC pay raises ... we need to FREEZE their salaries and benefits....

[pinboy3niner]

42. Both houses voted to decline pay raises for 2010 and 2011

http://www.legistorm.com/member_of_congress_salaries.html

[defendandprotect]

57. Good ... otherwise they are automatic now ... we should also be

freezing or recinding their health care benefits until we get

universal health care for all Americans --

[Roland99]

12. So, tax cuts for the wealthy are $70 Billion per year but helping the elderly is out of the question

sounds about right for a Repuke stance.

[indimuse]

13. they should ALL BE DEPORTED! TRAITORS!! CORPORATE WHORES!!

NOT ONE REPUKE IS ARE FOR THE PEOPLE!! :mad:

[Liberalynn]

20. Neither is the President

as he clearly sided with their position just yesterday. Sickning.

[Downwinder]

17. That's OK. I would just have spent it in some business.

Then it would have gone to some bank and eventually to some Billionaire who would have taken it out of circulation.

[Liberalynn]

19. How they can continue to justify this kind of crap is just beyond me

but even more how the people just keep swallowing and enabling this crap, is just way too much for my brain to process.

[tomm2thumbs]

23. 'Republicans contended that the nation couldn't afford the estimated $14 billion cost'

oh right

[tpsbmam]

25. Are you getting it YET, Mr. President? Damn, for someone so smart...... n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

29. oh he gets it all too well. nt

[Ticonderoga]

47. Smart you say? SMART??

Even that's a lie. Mr. one termer's entire life is a frikking lie.

[awoke_in_2003]

27. but ALWAYS money for war. nt

[RKP5637]

54. I've lived my entire life with this country at war about something or someplace. That seems

to be our main product line exported anymore, war and instruments of war.

[mitchtv]

30. don't the Dems still control the House?

what's up?

[DesertFlower]

32. take it away from those who need it and give

it to the rich.

[Liberalynn]

35. classic reaganomics

"Reaganhood": Rob from the poor to give to the rich." I expect it from the Pukes, just wish we didn't have a supposedly Democratic president who is so willing to enable them in their endless pursuit of this philosophy. He did say during the election time that he admired Reagan, so that should have been a warning even though he claimed we weren't taking it the way he meant it. Its another case of believe what I tell you to believe and pay no attention to what I am actually doing.

For those who will say its Congresses fault not Obama's, he opened the door for his new best pals and signaled he accepted this kind of behavior yesterday. They know Obama has their back so why do anything different.

I voted for him based on his promises. Just wished he'd kept them.

[Bryn]

36. But I got this email a few min. ago from PDA

Dear xxx,


We just got word from our contacts on the Hill that the vote on the one-time $250 COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) payment for Social Security recipients is scheduled for 3:30 this afternoon. Call your Senators and tell them to vote "YES" on this one-time payment.

The Bush Tax Cuts created the deficit not Social Security. Get the rich off our backs. Tell everyone you know to make this call.


Call 1-866-529-7630, toll-free NOW!

Protect Social Security and Medicare, End the Wars and Occupations.

[mvd]

37. That does it for me. I support the revolt on the tax cut deal

Me must call them out on the sheer craziness of hypocrisy here. It's obvious that the Repukes have declared war on the middle class, and I'd rather keep them in session through Christmas to pass unemployment benefits than to allow them to have the opportunity to make the tax cuts for the rich permanent. Permanent tax cuts for the rich are what will *REALLY* bankrupt the country.

[emilyg]

38. Bless their asses which I'd like to kick.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

39. It's inflationary.

It would drive up the price of cat food.

[myrna minx]

41. K&R n/t

[Dave From Canada]

43. There's barely any inflation, so why would there be a cost-of-living adjustment?

[katnapped]

49. WTF?!?

Yea that must be why everything is going up...no inflation.

[ryansteele]

55. $250 for Seniors Fails

While I sympathize with seniors I have to agree. It is a cost of living increase after all.

[ProudDad]

59. Maybe for those of you with Universal Health care

but my co-pays and deductibles for Medicare are going up...

As is the cost of food...

And my property taxes doubled last year...

So, speak for yourself 'cause you sure as FUCK don't speak for me...

[NickB79]

69. Yeah, barely any inflation to be seen

Oh wait, except for the fact that FOOD and FUEL aren't counted in inflation statistics, and their prices have been shooting up for quite some time now. But it's not like people need those to live, right?

Other than that, hunky-dory :sarcasm:

[Overseas]

46. Where are the snyde remarks from on high about GOP loony purity?

This is their pure cruelty foisted upon us again.

[Overseas]

48. Where are the snide remarks from on high about GOP loony purity?

This is their pure cruelty foisted upon us again.

[Roarybeans]

65. Senior, never, ever voter repub

Always heard about seniors eating cat food, but thought it was a joke? Not laughing now.

[okieinpain]

67. why do people get so upset at the president, all we have to do

is get people to vote, and vote dem. simple fix, oh wait we have to get people to vote in their own best interest, never mind.