Mom's Soc Security AND pension till she died

[Omaha Steve]

Mom Died last August. Thirty years at a non-profit hospital (she donated part of her salary for several years to help build the new location and got her name on a plaque) got her a pension of maybe $130 a month. It changed from year to year depending on what banksters robbed from working people.

That means after WWII Vet dad died in 94, mom had about $900 per month to live on. Every time Soc. Security went up, Medicare seemed to take it away. If not for Medicaid, mom would not have died with dignity in hospice.

Mr. President, don't rob the dignity of our oldest members of society.

Next you can tackle Veterans living under bridges! That is the Democratic party I know and vote for.

OS

[freshwest]

1. The White House wants to reverse $500 million in Medicaid cuts

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251298883

Medicaid is, and has been the cushion for the most vulnerable and has been greatly extended under the ACA. Despite red state governors trying to stop it, the expansion will move to take care of them.

HHS finalizes rule guaranteeing 100 percent funding for new Medicaid beneficiaries

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2584523

Whoever falls below the poverty line in the future for whatever reason will benefit, and those who are benefitting now will be protected as they have been.

I am glad that Medicaid was there for your mom as it has been for many people that I know. These are generally forgotten by those with more.

[hay rick]

2. Short and sweet.

That's my Democratic Party too! Mr. President, please take note.

[Generic Other]

3. Yes my mom noticed the COLA thing too

plus, her apartment manager always raised the rents when she got the raise. Gotta love how we treat our seniors, eh?

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. I trust ...

that the Administration won't rob anyone of their dignity (they haven't so far) and is looking to 2014 to advance the interests of the 98%.

[JDPriestly]

5. Keep hoping . . . .

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. I will ...

It has brought me this far.

[cstanleytech]

8. Its not the administration thats as much the concern as what congress and

the senate will do.
The Republicans who are the majority in congress would gladly throw grandma off a cliff, under a bus and then for good measure toss in a drone strike on her corpse.
The senate though? That one is harder to call and it could go either way.

[cbrer]

6. From your mouth...

But our leader's actions sort of rule that out don't they?

The only peaceful way I see out of this mess is third party. It's doable if we can find enough common ground with the teabag crowd, most of which seem delusional. But perhaps educable when faced with facts and history.

But we need a uniting force. Something sadly lacking in todays leader's resume'.

[Omaha Steve]

9. Thank you...

for the kind thoughts.

[Tom Rinaldo]

10. K&R Big Time

It all comes down to real people like your Mom.