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Social Security freeze means seniors must scrimp
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - If her check were bigger, 76-year-old Agnes Conti might be able to spring for a better cut of meat for her pot roast. She could afford to send her nine grandchildren more than $20 for their birthdays and Christmas. She'd be able to buy some nice new clothes, like she sees on QVC, not what she settles for at Walmart.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-16
Social Security makes it official: No COLA in 2010
WASHINGTON - There will be no cost of living increase for more than 50 million Social Security recipients next year, the first year without a raise since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975, the government announced Thursday.
People:Charles Rangel Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2009-10-15
Obama calls for $250 payments to seniors
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to approve $250 payments to more than 50 million seniors to make up for no increase in Social Security next year. The Social Security Administration is scheduled to announce Thursday that there will be no cost of living increase next year. By law, increases are pegged to inflation, which has been negative this year.
People:Charles Rangel Bernie Sanders Harry Reid Max Baucus Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-10-14
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.
Nations:U.S. Canada France Mexico Source:(AP)
2009-07-11
Obama: It's OK to borrow to pay for health care
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed budget rules that would allow Congress to borrow tens of billions of dollars and put the nation deeper in debt to jump-start the administration's emerging health care overhaul.
Nations:U.S. People:Kent Conrad John Boehner Max Baucus Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2009 US Health Reform Obama Admin.
2009-06-09
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- Social Security makes it official: No COLA in 2010 2009-10-15
- Obama calls for $250 payments to seniors 2009-10-14
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