Obama, Congress, And Department Of Labor ‘Stick It’ To Elderly, Disabled On Fixed Social Security Income

Americans need to sarcastically thank the Obama administration, Congress, and the Department of Labor for eliminating the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security Disability because of manipulation re: the Consumer Price Index which shows that there was no inflation of the U.S. dollar.

‘Obama’s Audacity of Hope-lessness’

Americans need to sarcastically thank the Obama administration, Congress, and the Department of Labor for eliminating the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security Disability because of manipulation re: the Consumer Price Index which shows that there was no inflation of the U.S. dollar.

Unbelievable? You bet!

Obama does NOT have to justify it as it came down from the Department of Labor. The recent annual mail-out to all SS recipients from the Social Security Administration now states:

“By law, Social Security benefits increase automatically to keep pace with inflation. When there is a period of no inflation, the law does not permit an increase in benefits. Based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the Department of Labor, there was no rise in the cost of living during the past year, so your benefit will remain the same in 2010. The CPI is the federal government’s official measure used to calculate cost-of-living increases.”

So, there you have “open government” in action. They continue to screw the masses while providing bailouts, perks, and special laws to favor wealthy special interests. Is this part of the great “change” pushed for by Obama that he continues to let our government run amok?

Americans most likely know “no inflation” is a “crock” since most of our daily living expenses have risen dramatically during the year and continue to increase.

Not only was it determined for this year, but also for next year.

How can such a determination be justified when everything around us points at increased dollar inflation and the fact that our dollar buys less than it did one year ago?

Hopefully, seniors and the disabled living on FIXED Social Security Income will NOT reelect Obama and most legislative incumbents, nor do the majority of Americans support the huge expenditure of our tax dollars for extravagant wars and profitable business ventures overseas when it is so hard for the elderly and disabled, poor and middle classes, in this nation to survive economically.

Our leaders all should be ashamed for what they are doing to this needy and significantly overburdened population.

The American people are sick of general and absurd responses re: the depressed economy and joblessness.

The American people want to hear and see positive resolutions, not merely lip service and empty promises.

Also know that leaders have sealed the economic fate and doom for millions of elderly and disabled. Those Americans in the workforce still are awaiting the jobs promised. It is unconscionable that leaders permit a COLA freeze on Social Security benefits while veiling increased costs of living expenses and the continued loss of jobs.

This is NOT “the change we can live with” promised by Obama and Congress. Our “do-nothing” Congress has NOT changed for the better. Instead there are more lies and empty promises from our leaders.

The U.S. has not evolved. It remains in political, economic, and social darkness and decay. The wealthy few get richer while the majority of poor continue to disintegrate. It is a sad moment in U.S. history — one of many.

Peter Stern, a former director of information services, university professor and public school administrator, is a disabled Vietnam veteran who lives in Driftwood., Texas.