Oct 15th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
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Reporting from Washington - President Obama urged Congress to provide an extra $250 each to about 57 million seniors, veterans and people with disabilities as the Social Security Administration prepared to announce Thursday that there would be no cost-of-living raise in 2010.
Social Security benefits are pegged to inflation, which has been negative this year. But by law, benefits cannot decline. This would be the first time benefits have not increased since 1975, when cost-of-living adjustments became automatic.
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Oct 16th, 2009 - Chicago Sun-Times
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...
Seniors lament Social Security freeze, but take it in stride after a lifetime of scrimping
Oct 16th, 2009 - dailypress
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) - 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...Social Security freeze means seniors must scrimp
Oct 16th, 2009 - SignOnSanDiego
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — If her check was 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...Japan Frees $32 Billion From Extra Budget
Oct 16th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
TOKYO -- The Japanese government said Friday it will scrap part of the previous Cabinet's stimulus package, freeing up 2.926 trillion yen ($32.38 billion) so that it can redirect the money toward more effective projects to stimulate growth.
Obama: give seniors an extra $250 each
Oct 14th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
Concerned about Social Security recipients, veterans, and people on disability payments struggling to make ends meet, President Obama is asking Congress to send them each...
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