Democrats make pre-election pitch to help seniors (help = bribe)

YahooNews (AP) ^ | 10/19/2010 | JIM ABRAMS

[South40]

WASHINGTON – Democrats are making a pre-election pitch to give Social Security recipients a one-time payment of $250, part of a larger effort to convince senior voters that their party, and not Republicans, will best look out for the 58 million people who get the government retirement and disability benefits.

The $250 check is meant to make up for a second year without a cost-of-living increase due to low inflation.

President Barack Obama has urged Congress to approve the $250 payment. House and Senate Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid say they will bring up the legislation when lawmakers return for the lame-duck session in November. In the meantime, Democrats are using the proposal to augment their campaign pitch that Republicans would undermine Social Security.

[South40]

What a pathetically lame attempt to use non-existent tax dollars to buy the votes of seniors.

[usnavy_cop_retired]

What! No “extra” money for Military Retirees and those with VA disabilities. We are also going without a cost of living raise. But, inflation is still there. Everything has gone up in price. Where is my relief.

[screaminsunshine]

For a vote today I will gladly pay you next Tuesday.

[JaneNC]

250 and a freeze on SS bennies.... not a good deal

[Venturer]

How much do these checks actually cost to mail ou and process?

I would much rather have an extension of the Bush tax cuts than a $250 dollar check written on funds we have to borrow.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Democrats are making a pre-election pitch to give Social Security recipients a one-time payment of $250

So seniors are worth 250 dollars to the Democrats?
They think they can buy poeple for 250 dollars?
Unfortunately in America they probally can buy some for that amount

[North Coast Conservative]

$250 for my vote?

I guess they think that Meg Whitman is not the only whore around.

[Recon Dad]

Any A-Hole that votes for this crap is a dead man...voting.

[SF_Redux]

that wouldn’t even buy a box to put good ear rings in

[Just mythoughts]

What a pathetically lame attempt to use non-existent tax dollars to buy the votes of seniors.

This ought to cover the first doctors visit for the 'pills instead of procedures' BamBamKennedy promised for the OLD among US.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Democrats are using the proposal to augment their campaign pitch that Republicans would undermine Social Security.

How do you "undermine" something that has a totally rotten and unsustainable foundation? SS was "undermined" when the Dems created it.

[South40]

I took a moment to read some of the reader comments at the article's source. 99.999% of all posts were from people/Americans/voters who are deeply offended that the dems would consider them stupid enough to fall for this and/or were offended that the dems are getting us further into debt with such a blatant attempt at vote-buying.

The peeps aren't happy.

[Darkwolf377]

This story answers the question “How dumb do the democrats think we are?” with a solid “Very.”

[Quickgun]

This is the same as child molesters offering kids candy, isn’t it?.....

[pyx]

I've got a deal for democRATs.

For the measly sum of $10.8 million current US dollars in pure gold bullion, FOB to my bunker and net ZERO days, the democRATs can buy ***my*** vote for the upcoming mid-term elections.

The gold bullion must come jointly and directly from Barak Hussein Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.
:)

[South40]

I'm not sure the dems think this will ever pass. They just want it out there so they can claim they care.

Fact is, seniors are smart enough to know the $500B dems have stolen from Medicare so they could fund Obamacare will hurt them far more than the $250 will help.

It's probably useless anyway as most seniors have probably already voted via absentee ballot.

[xtinct]

This senior isn’t falling for any Democrat BS....

[GRRRRR]

Remember when the DemoLibTards belittled the Bush tax credit of $3,000? Didn’t somebody run around saying that wasn’t enough to buy a muffler or something?

Isn’t that also $250 before taxes?

I hate these Rat Bastards.

[Doogle]

Unfortunately in America they probally can buy some for that amount

...it wasn't that long ago, when a carton of cigarettes got you a vote....and they only cost $12.00 at the time

[Kimberly GG]

$250 won’t make a dent compared to a cost of living increase.