No Cola For Ssd Maybe Va Comp

[calnight]

I just read today in the SF cronicle that there wil be no cola for ssd and I believe for VA comp. The article said due to low inflation that there will be no cola for ssd and ss It said nothing about VA comp but guess since there is nothing for ssd then this will be the same for va comp. Also said that there will be no cola for the next 2 years and medicade or medicare will go up to 119.00 a month. Now dont take this for word just what I read today in the SF cronicle.

[Quint7]

Socialism would be where the gov't completely owns entities such as it used to be in the UK, where the gov't and ONLY the gov't owned the railways, the utilities, oil companies, etc. We don't have anything close to that (and won't even after all of these bailouts) but talk radio wouldn't lead you to believe that. The same jerks that are on tv and the radio ranting about us going "socialist" would take every last dime away from you and me as "disabled vets". Remember they want as close to zero gov't as they can get and apart from the draftees they take the "you knew what you were getting into when you signed up for the military" attitude so in their eyes WE are just leeching off of the public dole and helping keep "true capitalism" from working.

There is a reason that BOTH sides of every issue have lobbyists in DC.

Remember, propaganda...... by EITHER SIDE.... is still propaganda.

[Philip Rogers]

You go Carla!!!! Many don't have COLA's. The only COLA's they have are Pepsi & Coca COLA's and if they didn't waste their money on them they'd have a lot more money, now. Many have lived way beyond their means and now it is time to face reality. We're darn lucky! Could it be better . . . yes, but look at how the rest of the world lives. jmo

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[Testvet]

Carlie you hit the nail on the head, people need and have to live within their means, when you don't your house of cards falls down and you file bankruptcy, these are the people that are one paycheck from the poor house

I don't know about the rest of you but I am sure there are many like myself that learned about being broke while we were waiting for our claims to be approved it isn't any fun, we can't change our health our disabilities are what they are, but being disabled and being financially secure is better than being disabled and without any financial means so many of us have socked away a few months worth of money in case something happens to us, because we have a good idea the VA and SS are going to play games on our spouses when we pass, we have had experience with it so we anticipate, and prepare.

It's not nearly as bad being disabled with money as it is being disabled without any being broke sucked and I never want to go back there and don't plan to, we have earned our benefits thru our service but there are many Americans that also played by the rules and they got shafted to, then there are the ones who abused the rules and I have no compassion for them, 10 credit cards, a house they couldn't afford, new cars they couldn't afford and every toy known to man, they deserve to move to tent cities. I have no compassion for them, however their kids should be able to see a doctor and be fed it's not their fault they have idiots for parents.

[windy city]

I could not help but read this topic and I feel that it has curved from the main topic. Are we getting a cola raise this year or not I am so cunfused I do not know what to belieave.

Carlie you hit the nail on the head, people need and have to live within their means, when you don't your house of cards falls down and you file bankruptcy, these are the people that are one paycheck from the poor house

I don't know about the rest of you but I am sure there are many like myself that learned about being broke while we were waiting for our claims to be approved it isn't any fun, we can't change our health our disabilities are what they are, but being disabled and being financially secure is better than being disabled and without any financial means so many of us have socked away a few months worth of money in case something happens to us, because we have a good idea the VA and SS are going to play games on our spouses when we pass, we have had experience with it so we anticipate, and prepare.

It's not nearly as bad being disabled with money as it is being disabled without any being broke sucked and I never want to go back there and don't plan to, we have earned our benefits thru our service but there are many Americans that also played by the rules and they got shafted to, then there are the ones who abused the rules and I have no compassion for them, 10 credit cards, a house they couldn't afford, new cars they couldn't afford and every toy known to man, they deserve to move to tent cities. I have no compassion for them, however their kids should be able to see a doctor and be fed it's not their fault they have idiots for parents.

[carlie]

windy city,

At this point it does not appear that there will be a cola raise.

This topic is now closed.

carlie