Should Seniors Receive $250 Checks?

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The contention that there is no inflation with gas at almost $3, food prices rising along with most other commodities is a blatant misrepresentation derived from the bogus Boskin Commission findings. If the elderly would read the Commission's recommendations that were adopted in 2005 they would be outraged at the fraud the Congress has perpetrated on them.

Dale Netherton of IA 1:48PM May 10, 2010

I turned 64 yesterday and out of those years,i have worked hard for 45 of them.I have paid my taxes and my tithes-now I am dis-abled with Rheumatoid Arthritis,Sugar Diabetes,Fibromyalgia and emphysema.Medicare has taken my breathing meds and my shots foe R.A. and I have suffered horribly.Did I ever think about genocide in America? Not until now.If our government thinks so little of the elderly-take a look at them--they all are ancient!! What you do unto others will come back to you-and NO-ONE CAN FIGHT AGAINST GOD AND WIN!! I never dreamed that I'd ever be hungry in America but I have now.I've been cold,without the proper clothes that I need to stay warm,without my most important meds and they say Obama is considering giving us $250.? He needs to give all AMERICANS
$20,000 a piece for good behavior.Why does he give all this money to countries that will turn on us in the end? The system and the "systemee" is all screwed up. God help us-------

d vance of NC 11:46PM December 13, 2009

I am 64 years old and I can't afford to retire.I have a hard job that I go to each day for 10 hrs a day.My husband did retire at age 62 but I can't.we raised 2 boys and 1 daughter and never got foodstamps,earned income,and we paid our hospital bills when we had our kids.I had a triple bypass a couple of years ago,COPD,2 bad knees,heel spurs but I still have to work.I can't sit on on behind to try to get disability like I have seen a lot of young people do.I never thought I would live this long and one day now that you are younger and you get our age,you will be wanting the extra help.Last night it was on the news this couple had a choice to pay the insurance on their house or pay for for their pills each month.They dropped the insurace and their house burned downed.Old age isn't a good place to be.Now I know a lot of people would say we should have planned for this but we only had enough to make it each week.We didn't even get this Wix program back then.We took care of ours and never asked for help .

Diane of TN 8:38PM December 12, 2009

My suplemental Medicare insurance is going up over 30% on 1/1/10 thats $70.00 a month for me and my wife that we have to find from our 2009 income thats $840 increase in expenses for 2010 and "the almighty Obama" cant give us a one time $250.00 check What a?????

gazzzmann of MA 11:15AM December 09, 2009

Our seniors work their ENTIRE lives, pay taxes, get the insurance, they do thier AMERICAN duty. They deserve more, and the government should make more of an effort to fix the system, now. I am a Generation Y'er and I KNOW that this generation is more inclinded to think that somebody always OWES them something. That they are so important that they are too good to work so they think they can sit on thier butts while the government takes care of them. Those of us who work and are actually smart with our money have to pay and it is unfair to EVERYONE. We can't afford to pay our share and those who aren't paying, therefore our seniors have to divy up what is left- and that's not much. So, I feel your pain, because one day I will be in your shoes too. I would have worked hard all my life to prevent things that can't be prevented and watch all of my smart decision and money go right down the drain. I wish everyone would just wake up and smell the coffee.

Not-a-gigaboo of SC 12:53PM December 03, 2009

these are hard times, no doubt, when was it no hard times??? We are out of the era of any diseases practically, we've overcome all flues, and smallpox, mumps, rhubella, measles, typhoid fever, and the ones found left alive are those we create ourselves. It's not a shame to be getting a mere 250.00 2 times per yr.
When it gets to be where all this is adding more than subtracting from the children we bear, than we are left with another area of decision.
Now it's at the point where the next time we aren't ready for a war or a chaos, we are simply doling out the entitlements to suffering and dying. It's ok to do that. God watches all actions of authorities and they have to account for their duties, so if they are only forwarding a bit of money to ease some poorness, I see no harm in merely helping out.
What is wrong is people that are working are free to speak, and it hurts them to see someone else get a bit of help. They are entitled to raises too. They should be rewarded for their efforts. But I think to speak out "FOR" your cause requires more than looking down others' throats. Sometimes if you need, want or require something you need to work hard, be quiet at the right times, and talk to the right people that can do something about it for YOU, not complaining to the effect of a small 250.00 check that well, "they can't help how they are", no but on the other hand some of us should get new furniture and not have 6 televisions,....... right????
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parsley of RI 3:51PM October 31, 2009

I WORKED my ENTIRE life..became disabled...My Husband WORKED his entire life...WE SAVED for the FUTURE...we SAVED for retirement and it ALL went to MEDICAL bills. The cost of living INCREASES for us...we DON'T get BONUSES on Holidays...we PAY for our Insurance coverages...and people actually THINK we don't NEED help???? What is wrong with some Americans...We DID I stress DID support our country and STILL do through TAXES like you in the working class yet, we are NOT rewarded and there are of those of you who would begrudge us a mere $250.00???? I DID not make a decision to become disabled... Perhaps those who oppose should take a look into the lives of us who need..THINK what YOUR LIFE can become in an INSTANT and THEN begrudge YOURSELF a mere $250. How MUCH has the Government indirectly or directly spent to save YOUR HOME???? THINK before you actually speak for it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!!!

peggy sterns of NJ 11:11AM October 29, 2009

if you want to save money cut off all the druggies thats burned thier brains and never worked a lick in thier miserable lives but set back and recieve soc/sec/ so you bet sweet ass i belive i deserve a few dollar raise every year since congress sets up there and draws enormus wages plus soc/sec//
and yes i'm ticked off//
cora johnson
lancaster ,ca

cora johnson of CA 4:35PM October 22, 2009

I feel if inflation is non existant that there should be no payment.Many seniors fell that it is there right to recieve these increases,on the other hand they complain about excess spending well you can't have it both ways.

Kirk of CA 10:42PM October 18, 2009

I would like for poorer seniors to get more than $250. I am currently disabled but I I have other other sources of income. I don't think singles like me that have enough money to live should get checks from the government. So far I have gotten a $600 check and a $250 and now they want to give me another $250 dollar check. Please give this money to elderly who are in need of it and not elderly who are well off. I was in business for myself for many years and I know that many of the women that came into my office were only getting $300 a month and they were having to work at age 85 was a very sad thing to watch. On the other thing there were elderly retired that were getting as much as $2500 dollars per month. There are couples getting as much as $5,000 per month. This is wrong when there are people suffering in this country. Everyone should get $1,000 per month. And that is the way it should be. Listen to me everyone in this country get medicare when they turn 65. No matter how rich they are the government pays 100% of the cost of part A for every senior (including me) since I am disabled. If I were a millionaire they would provide me FREE part A medicare. I am not suggesting that seniors should all get medicare, but I don't believe that wealthy american's aren't capable of paying a premium for their part A premium. Folks things have to change in this country or we will go bankrupt. I am willing to pay more if we can fix more in this country.

Stephen Howell of AR 6:25PM October 18, 2009