There probably will be no COLA in 2011 either. Thank the muslim who 45% of people over 60 voted for.
Why has the GOP not made a big stink over the fact that the Democratic controlled Congress, for the first time in many years, did not give Social Security recipients a COLA raise in 2010?
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Because SS is nearly bankrupt and the GOP should oppose all automatic budget increases no matter who’s pig’s getting fed.
The GOP should not touch this issue. Clamoring for a COLA will only explode the deficit and long term debt. A major problem with Social Security and federal pensions is the ridiculous COLA.
Ummmm...
You’re suggesting that the Republicans beat on the Dims for *NOT* spending money??
um... because we supported it?
There are a lot of issues to hang around their necks.
I agree with Rush. It is fun to sit back and watch them implode.
Beseme’ Cola...
It’s a good political brickbat, but there are many problems with it.
Wrong is wrong.
Socialism is socialism.
Unfunded mandates are unfunded mandates.
The money just isn’t there.
There’s a zillion reasons. Ultimately, SS needs to be phased out. Morally, those currently or imminently on SS need to have the promises made to them kept. For the rest of us: ideally, the government would give us our money back. But it’s been spent.
A fine kettle of fish.
Because the GOP is suppose to be the party of limited governement (spending included) and not the party of ever increasing entitlements?
I’m more concerned that Congress did not pass a budget, passed a continuing resolution that maintains a 28% increase in spending, and has done absolutely nothing to address the horrendous unemployment across the Country.
Foregoing a cost of living increase for Social Security is not high on anyone’s list that I know of; not to say those folks aren’t out there.
This is an excellent point. Hopefully individual House candidates are making this point in their respective districts.
Why would it be RIGHT to complain Democrats didn’t give a raise to a system that is on it’s way to bankrupting America anyway?
I prefer substance over sound bites.
It never fails to amaze me how many various issues the republicans could use to hit the dems over the head with and yet year after year they miss the opportunities.
Because Congress doesn't control COLA. It's calculated automatically and applied automatically and no COLA was authorized.
Here’s the problem. This isn’t the fault of the democrats, it’s exactly what the law requires, and it’s how it should work (leaving aside the question of whether you believe CPI is a valid measure).
Now, if the situation was reversed, of course the democrats would be making headlines complaining about the republicans and a failure to provide a cost -of-living increase. And the media would go along with their complaints.
But if the republicans tried that, the media would laugh at them for complaining about it, and probably point out that the law as written was supported by the republicans.
In other words, you can only get away with lying to the american people if the media will go along with it, and the media only goes along with it when it’s the democrats that do it.
Because Steele, The RNC, The NRSC and The NRCC are DUMBASSES!
Good point, and none for next year either.
But, Fed employees still got a raise ( even tho cut a bit)
Costs, ie food went up at the supermarket for everyone
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/56891-obama-cuts-pay-raises-for-federal-workers
Obama cuts pay raises for federal workers
By Sam Youngman - 08/31/09
President Barack Obama is cutting federal employees’ pay increases next year because of the budget deficit.
In an Aug. 31 letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Obama said he would use his power to reduce the federal employee pay raise set for January 2010 from 2.4 percent to 2.0 percent.