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Commencing Jan. 3, our illustrious federal government has decided to increase
senior citizens' Social Security benefits by 2.3 percent. With the cost of
living out of control, that increase is a mere token.

It is time American citizens fight back. Politicians forget who put them in
office.

Barbara Watson, Aurora

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----and the reason they had better not forget seniors are that the, so called, baby boomers have seen the good and bad of politics, many have fought wars against the enemies of our country,and understand more than any other segment of society that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. They also are among the most politically active segment of society and have the vast mojority percentage of any other, that votes.

HAHAHAHAHA 2.3%....EXACTLY WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES!

Meanwhile, millions of government employees get to participate in the government's 20-year old Thrift Savings Plan. The TSP consists of private accounts owned by each participant, directed by the participant into a collection of 401k-like mutual funds choices that generate about 8-10% returns annually. Its part of the participant's estate.

Well Barb, we had our chance to make needed changes but gullible Americans decided to buy into the AARP and liberal democrat hysteria and alarmism. God forbid privatization and stocks, they screamed. Democrats wouldn't even consider SS change so any possible fix died.

America got what we wanted--the broken SS plan that offers a criminal 1-2% annual return that goes bankrupt in a few short decades. The good plan that generates 5X the SS return and that can't go bankrupt -- the TSP--is owned and operated by and for very satisified government employees.

Choices, choices, choices. How stupid can American's possibly get? 2.3% stupid, that's how stupid!

I don't know whether to despise Keith or feel sorry for him with his limited vocabulary. He says "get the facts" and then says Bush's approval rating is at 35% where every poll has him at 25% causing me to wonder why it is so high but then I am reminded of Keith’s mentality. I am ready to do to him what Burr did to Hamilton and Keith is thinking: What did he do?

Our government is bankrupt Barbara. Our younger workers can barely earn enough to keep a roof over their heads, increasing the amount they pay into social security is an additional burden that they cannot be expected to shoulder.

Only seniors who opposed the war in Iraq should even be entitled to any raise. The billions of dollars spent on that mess could have funded nice raises for social security recipients, as well as helped stabilize the fund for future retirees.

And all those years where my parents did without new cars, numerous televisions, new furniture and other non-neccessities so they could put money away into a retirement account and live comfortably in retirement. What were they thinking when they could have just relied on SS and let the govt. take care of them. Its called personal responsibility people, don't rely on SS being there when you retire. Start saving now.

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