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Social Security & Medicare

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31. But it's worse than that

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #30)

Sat Apr 6, 2013, 11:05 PM

Apr 2013

The poverty line for a single person is currently $931 per month. If the Obama proposal goes through, then many of the poorest beneficiaries may well lose access to SNAP and supplemental Medicaid. That puts them right back below the poverty line, except this time there's no help to buy food or pay their Medicare premium or the 20% of medical bills Medicare doesn't pay for.

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"You can't call yourself a Democrat and support Social Security benefit cuts" [View all] limpyhobbler Apr 2013 OP

HARD TIMES ON MAINSTREET(Original Song and Video) barryboomer Apr 2013 #1

cool Welcome to DU limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #3

Good song. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #6

Great. Good voice. Good singing. Musical. Stirring. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #13

NEW CHEER!! Zoonart Apr 2013 #2

I Like... WillyT Apr 2013 #4

i agree or take it away completely. DesertFlower Apr 2013 #7

"You can't call yourself an American and Downwinder Apr 2013 #5

CORRECT Skittles Apr 2013 #8

K&R Teamster Jeff Apr 2013 #9

So are The Center for Budget Policy Priorities and the Center for American Progress BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #10

What's it like living in bizzaro world? n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #11

You tell me. You appear to be a permanent resident of. eom BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #14

Wow you're going to wipe out poverty for ever by cutting social security? Awesome, sign me up. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #15

That's not even remotely funny, and I take exception to that. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #17

There is only one way to change Social Security. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #16

There are actually TWO. The one you propose BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #18

Read my post. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #19

Disabled people are scared as hell of this too unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #28

Yes. They are saying that the Obama proposal would increase JDPriestly Apr 2013 #30

But it's worse than that unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #31

Wow! Thanks for that comment. I hadn't thought of that. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #32

Honestly, I don't know if that's the intended effect... unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #33

Robert Riech, Center for Economic Policy Research & AARP say #noChainedCPI FogerRox Apr 2013 #23

But real inflation will overtake chainedCPI FogerRox Apr 2013 #24

Link? Babel_17 Apr 2013 #25

It's part of the chained CPI in the Center for American Progress report. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #29

Thank you but Babel_17 Apr 2013 #34

"The Chained CPI would create a minimum baseline for Social Security benefits..." unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #27

Please stop insulting us by confusing "poverty" with actual poverty in real life eridani Apr 2013 #35

IT is a militant organized working class nineteen50 Apr 2013 #12

+1 n/t whathehell Apr 2013 #36

"Obama Unleased!!!" was the horror of the Right Wing prior to the election... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #20

Obama's Position Is Untenable -This Will Be The Last Straw For Many cantbeserious Apr 2013 #21

I kinda don't like anyone telling me what I can and can't call myself. classof56 Apr 2013 #22

I've said this before, and say it again: if EVER there was a time & place to draw line in sand 99th_Monkey Apr 2013 #26