Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Oh memories of days of olde...

Oh wait, this was today!

Sadly though with many good things in life there is also a downside!
And that is for any of us that now take Social Security income from our long years of working that had been taken out of our paychecks for our old/older age, "older" was for some who are age phobic... this year due to the above lower gasoline prices our brilliant government has come to the conclusion that we should not get our usual COLA, acronym for cost of living increases. Which in reality is NOT that usual, due to another couple of years we did not have any either, and last year's it was a whopping 1.7%, not such a BIG/GOOD DEAL!

Albeit, the fact that most all people collecting social security no longer work and so with their concept of the why is that we should all be happy and grateful but in truth we barely drive compared to working folks, and therefore the lower prices are not that great a help to them/us on social security!

WHAT?????? 
My sentiments exactly!
Sure it is like old times again, gas price wise, but and this a BIG but, groceries, clothing, medicine, health care, housing, utilities, insurances and on and on and on have all increased in their prices, in some cases twofold, threefold and on and on! That is even with Medicare, supplements picking up the remaining 20% for some couples is as much as $400 a month adding onto the $104.90 automatically taken out of each individuals monies also monthly, so that adds up to approximately $610 a month for many couples on social security.
Many are not lucky enough to have pensions too or savings to tap into, so this issue can be HUGE for many seniors!
And a very difficult problem.
But so long as gas prices keep going down according to the powers that be we may never see a rightful COLA for us to catch up to the world.
And this is from the richest country in the world!
Yep, those one percenters again!
They get free healthcare and access to less expensive anything, NOT FAIR!

Okay, I am not wanting for gas prices to go back up to nearly four dollars a gallon although that's what Europe and many other countries pay, oh no, all I am saying is their figuring on what constitutes good decisions for adjusting COLAS and what does not has to change in respect to social security!

That's all for tonight.
On this absurd note, but true tone, allow me to be the very first to  wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know whom and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear! 

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