Fat Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Are military veterans getting a COLA increase starting 1/1/16?If so, what percent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RUREADY Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) they are scare to shut down because an election coming up..keep the fight and your faith we shall win. Anything is better than nothingI get a raise and not working for it THANK YOU. RU Edited September 2, 2015 by RUREADY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted September 2, 2015 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 2, 2015 I'm not looking for any cola this year simply because its an election year them congress folks don't care about us Veterans.just them self. ..........JMO .................Buck I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder jbasser Posted September 2, 2015 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 2, 2015 I think this year it will be around 1.6 percent. By all means it should be 16 percent. The CPI is a filtered joke. They adjust the figures as they see fit. Gas prices are down but food prices, especially beef have skyrocketed. J A Veteran is a person who served this country. Treat them with respect. A Disabled Veteran is a person who served this country and bears the scars of that service regardless of when or where they served. Treat them with the upmost respect. I do. Rejection is not a sign of failure. Failure is not an option, Medical opinions and evidence wins claims. Trust in others is a virtue but you take the T out of Trust and you are left with Rust so be wise about who you are dealing with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Andyman73 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 In the past 7 years, Federal employees, and sometimes military got raises while Veterans and seniors did not for 2 years, or was it 3? Vets can likely expect this to happen again where inflation the government does not admit to makes our checks smaller and smaller. We see that a lot with Seniors. My father got about $400 per month social security when he died. When he retired, the $360 or so seemed like plenty to live on. Soon, inflation ate his paycheck away with not near enough Cola's to make up for it. My father did not have to live on social security alone, but for many this is their sole source of income. In the same way, sure, for many people, the 3k per month seems like a lot..for some. That is, until inflation and low/no Cola's eat it away, so 3k per month seems like 300 per month. My older brother had this to say about retirement. He says figure out what the minimum you need to live on. Then multiply that times 10 and you will be about right. Not to stir up the pot or open a can of worms, but I must inform you that during those 7 years I went 3.5years without COLA increase. The first 2 were by "the person in charge" and the 3rd year due to congress. And then in 2013 I got to enjoy a furlough as well. All that fun as a Fed. Gov't. civilian. Only because of my VA comp were we able to survive.Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted September 3, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2015 This chart shows you are mostly right, Andy:https://www.federalpay.org/gs/raises andhttp://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/colaseries.htmlThe difference is that employees can get raises by moving up the ladder, seniors can not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted September 3, 2015 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 3, 2015 Well if we don't get a cola increase this year would they consider any other options that would help the veterans? The property tax except sure helped this family but its not fair to the other veterans that are not eligible.. jmo .................Buck I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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