July 20, 2011

THIS IS WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED

You're too old to work. Now you get less $ all of a sudden. Because the heartless government has decided to pacify republican babies with your benefits--and they don't even need to!

FROM HUFFPO:

Bernie Sanders Gets Sarcastic, Rips Gang Of Six Plan

Sanders slammed a specific aspect of the Social Security reform proposal put forth by the Gang of Six which would alter the formula used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for seniors. Sanders said that in 10 years the new plan would mean a $560 cut in annual benefits for the average 75-year-old. He went on the criticize aspects of the same plan for cutting Medicare "by $298 billion over 10 years" and making "massive cuts" to Medicaid.




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