Politicians Are Stealing Your Social Security Money

[@MyGovExpert]

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[@nanhand99]

We got a $30 raise for COLA, and they took $50 from the OTC benefits , or raise the premium It happens every time, so the "raise" isn't worth even getting

[@profosborne4501]

@nanhand99 This is the way it was when I was still working also. Insurance would go up, company would give some of that cost back as a raise, but typically it was just enough or even less than the increase. Point being that it's not just SS recipients that feel their raise is just absorbed each year.

[@carolschlesinger1871]

Happened to me also.

[@williamgipson7036]

You are so right. Glad to see I'm not the only one to see this happen every time

[@glorioskiola]

If the SS COLA is raised above the regular COLA, this is what will happen: Many low-income seniors will get their income raised just enough to where they no longer qualify for SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid, and other means-tested federal benefits. Those benefits are worth a lot more than getting an extra 1 or 2 percent COLA each year. Depending on the individual it would take many, many years before they equal out.

[@mikefox1711]

great point.

[@lora3796]

They can keep my 23$ month in food stamps if they give me a 4% cola

[@turtlesauce6860]

Yep - every year, the COLA puts me over the income limit for the state medicaid and extra help programs that pay for my cancer treatment. Those new income limits don't come out until Feb/March, and the gap between them gets smaller every year. Luckily, the medicaid people are aware of this and look the other way for those couple months. But I have so many different programs they kinda clash and cause more problems, but I can't get rid of any of them because if I don't accept everything that qualify for, I get nothing at all. It's so sick how this country punishes people for getting sick, or disabled, or old.

[@gregorybellach2594]

they have always cooked the books on inflation . always .

[@royalty77724]

I have been saying this for awhile... how can anyone not have suspected this?

[@kknight8112]

Exactly CPI is wrong measurement! Elderly need meds, healthcare, food, utilities.

[@pitbullwinkle]

Transportation vouchers as well. Some of us don't have family to help us.

[@Kakarotgoku2]

THANKS FOR MAKING AN IMPACT AND SHOWING CONCERN FOR THE ONES WHO ARE DID WRONG

[@Mona-q1g]

Thank You So Much Dr Ed. We Appreciate You! 😊

[@Gee90210]

As long as the elderly are not at the table they’re going to be screwed over

[@pitbullwinkle]

So are the disabled, many of whom are not elderly.

[@brucesnyder690]

Tetired expat from the US living in Thailand seven years. COLA goes a lot longer way here. Health care here great and a fraction of the US. Thanks for your help.

[@dorisbrinkerhoff8124]

they don't live in the real world.

[@lindachubbs1790]

Good Morn Dr. Ed Weir

[@suelakey688]

Really they can give it a raise but take it away. Those people can have a roof over their head but people on Social Security have to scrimp for everything. Good bless the crooked government

[@lilliepinckney8139]

What happened to the money we, and our employers paid into it? Was it not invested to make money?

[@nanhand99]

That was what I understood to be done

[@glorioskiola]

They used the money to buy treasury bills. LOL

[@Historyswatching]

I believe that the people who are working today are paying for the people who are collecting their SS. The government has dipped into social security too many times.

[@kalaram8589]

@@lilliepinckney8139 They would have made multifold from what we /employer would have paid and continue to pay , There is no transparency about this ,

[@lora3796]

Check Congress members net worth. So many things funny about their net worth

[@Kakarotgoku2]

YOU ARE AWARE OF THE GOOD👍🏻🤝🏻🙌🏻✊🏻🙏🏻

[@Mongo-ui1ll]

Thank you very much 😊

[@TimesandGens]

2.5% increase cola, 5.9% medicare hike..so fare.

[@my1vice]

So why did the income cap go up by 4.4%? How do they calculate that?

[@turtlesauce6860]

But what exactly are the items in that basket of goods? Does it take into account rents that are skyrocketing, or the fact that now the corporate landlords are requiring that you have an income of 2 1/2 times the amount of that skyrocketing rent? Are they assuming that everyone owns their home? I'm not a senior, I'm on Disability/Medicare/Medicaid/SLMBY because I'm a cancer patient. I never got to own property. I'm capable of earning more, but not enough to afford my treatment that costs over $20K a month (only in this country). I'm forced to live in a vehicle where the slumlords are gouging me with doubled electricity and propane bills, and the mold is making me sicker. I'm not allowed to earn 2 1/2 times the rent! This is causing so much homelessness, not addiction! And they just criminalized homelessness. It doesn't have to be this way! They should be taking into account what the rents and utility and grocery costs are in the area where you live, not a national average. But that would take too much time, right? How much money does it cost to run all these bureaucracies that exist to exclude people from getting healthcare? What if that money was put towards universal healthcare, after we put the same kind of restrictions on big pharma that other countries do, and get rid of the useless pharmacy benefit managers and other middlemen? But no, it's profits over humanity in this sick country, no matter what side is in charge. This country is creating the poverty/homeless crisis. The income limits are just cruel.

[@bluize567]

I've contacted them all. Only response I got was a senator who was voted out, he doesn't care, either. The other senator is the veep - elect. He doesn't have time for the folks who helped them get where they are.

[@computerfile]

Bob Casey had a bill in the senate to address this but he lost the election.

[@Gee90210]

Hedge fund guy who’s taking over won’t even consider it 😢

[@sz1404]

Vote matters.

[@bluize567]

Same with the SS Fairness Act. Sherrod Brown was voted out. I've contacted his office. Only response was telling me they couldn't respond right now, per email. The other senator is the veep - elect, seems he's got bigger fish to fry than answering a little old lady with a problem. I feel my vote all these years meant nothing.

[@Robert17368]

Why don’t they use the 2nd & 3rd quarter to calculate COL

[@Robert17368]

it would represent a better picture of what the cost of living is from the previous year.

[@abeautifullife5303]

Yeah right. The calculations? Are you kidding? What reality do these calculators (people) live in? Give me a effing break!

[@kalaram8589]

Gm dr Ed

[@bluize567]

I've emailed my senators so many times concerning this issue (Social Security Fairness Act) I lost count. All I get is a stock reply saying they'll contact me soon as my input and my welfare is very important to them.🙄

[@lilliepinckney8139]

Do people who did not pay into it get paid from social security?

[@maggieg5719]

Yes they do!

[@darcy.4739]

Yes it's ssi.

[@SandfordSmythe]

​@maggieg5719 Like widows,orphans, and handicapped children. Others get SSI, which is not out of SS budget.

[@lilliepinckney8139]

Well, I don’t think it’s fair to those who paid into it, but what can I say. I am a Christian and I do believe in helping others who are in need. I am already receiving social security, so I will have received something back.

[@profosborne4501]

Well, that's a yes and no really. A spouse who is a homemaker and did not work 40 quarters can draw off of their spouse's record as spousal support or survivors benefits IF person to whom they are married worked their 40 quarters (10 years not necessarily continuous). If a single person never works 40 quarters (and thus there is no spousal or survivor benefits available) then they cannot draw SS benefits.

[@delphinegarcia1374]

How do we get a hold of people to advise us if we're are getting all our benefits ❤

[@TaraCart]

I'm 59 my husband started drawing SSDI 2 yrs ago can I draw off of him and still work

[@DebLindley-xg8gz]

You have to be 62.

[@lovethelordjesuspraisethel3286]

How can we Stop them?

[@charliemarlow-financialcoa1396]

In the ballot box - we get the government we deserve

[@bluize567]

​@@charliemarlow-financialcoa1396they still ignore you. We're just stepping stones to be walked on to get where they want to be.

[@gracebe235]

They need to figure the C.O.L.A. based on the inflation for the ENTIRE YEAR…..not just for one-quarter of the year! So they raise prices throughout the year, but not so much during that particular quarter……and then base total inflation and raise based on that one little quarter?! What a crock!

[@gildavojta7943]

Thank you so much for help.

[@kevinmaden5572]

When they gave that 8.7% i got a $164.00 raise which was cool 👍they need to keep it at 8.7% 🤔

[@PattisArtInnaVan]

I just got a notice last TUESDAY that my plan had been cancelled. Had to scramble to make the Dec 7 deadline

[@sandyanzaldua1424]

When will they change from cpi-w to cpi-e?

[@suzanbelfield1434]

Should I start taking my SS now? I’m 67, I was going to wait until I turned 70 but it may not be there then.

[@MichaelWilliams-by8tg]

Where your office located?

[@jimbrauer1711]

HR 82 just passed…347 YEA votes! Now…S 597 needs a VOTE…to repeal: WEP and GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET….asap! Currently: 62 Co-Sponsors. . My deceased husband PAID IN....and I DON'T get ANY of his larger benefit! I taught Title 1 Reading to impoverished kids in MO. and KS. I need my SURVIVOR BENEFIT as a widow….right now!

[@cheripierre9029]

Dr. Ed, nobody talks about the govt. "Taking" money out of the SS trust to use elsewhere in their negative balances.. I call this embezzlement, I have worked for 50 years, this is outrageous!!!

[@MyGovExpert]

No one talks about it because it's not happening. Just politicians trying to trick you so you won't focus on the real problems.

[@bluize567]

​@@MyGovExpertyou hearted your own comment?

[@charlescalhoun2578]

I am thinking about retiring in Feb 2025 at 64. Should I apply for Obama care before end of 2024?

[@TakenTook]

Watch out Dr. Ed, in addition to the impersonation scammer, you also now have some crypto scammers that are showing up in your comment section as a group. One person will post claiming he's made a lot of money, and somebody else in the gang then pretends to ask a question about how, and additional members of the gang/sock puppet accounts will pile on, and eventually it leads to somebody posting a WhatsApp or Telegram phone number, directing people to some scammer. I'm gonna report the whole group.

[@jonp4846]

For everyone: It all comes down to practicing good cyber hygeine. It's the same pattern as @Taken Took indicated above, for the most part, that are all over many a KZbin video. Sometimes there will be slight variations in the tactic used. For example, the initial post will start more more subtly to draw you in, by appearing to have an opinion on the subject of the video; then the thread will ultimately devolve. It's all variouss Social Engineering techniques that will try to play on your emotions, in an attempt to get you to give up personal information. Bottom line, folks: If it sounds too good to be true... DON'T FALL FOR IT!

[@TakenTook]

@@jonp4846 -- Additional clues are that they all seem to have a stock photo or AI generated image of an attractive person or couple for the account, some of the names are a little questionable but sound like common American names to people who are non-native English speakers (think something along the lines of "Wilhelmina Betsy" or "Jimothy Ted") and they will use odd syntax in some of their sentences (like "I have very much too had good money success with ______ and you should do well to call her now!")

[@Dilberts_Dogbert]

These bit coin posts just show his website is driving traffic. Have some fun report the bogus posts you'll feel better and maybe KZbin might actually remove them for 29 minutes😳😳😔

[@TakenTook]

@ -- Yeah, they don't always remove them, and they're right back again. If nothing else, they just make new accounts. But I agree the presence of scammers means his videos are now getting seen by more people, which overall is a good thing.

[@jonp4846]

@@TakenTook The price you/we pay for using an unmoderated forum.

[@noicue8078]

Thank you sir. 🙏👍

[@charlesdurham7617]

Is Dissability the same as social security benefits? Thank you

[@pitbullwinkle]

And stop with the gross amount. We only have the net amount (leftovers) to work with.

[@sylviamarlar4206]

What's in there baskets?

[@kevinmaden5572]

I was wondering why i didn't get $50,000 in backpay 🤔

[@ilovemeidastouch]

You are a savior out there.This stuff is so good.Thank you i'm seventy

[@bchc8t]

Will earning money while working overseas and being paid in the local currency be used to lower my SS monthly benefits once I start collecting at age 63 next year?

[@fiftyshadesofpam9470]

Your thumbnail is scary me!!😲👀🙀

[@RobGenson]

Dr Ed What is the truth about Congress borrowing from the social security trust fund i wish someone would actually tell us the truth and this

[@Kakarotgoku2]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👍🏻

[@tinaslaughter2451]

Obummer care

[@punkagrrlzero]

😂😂😂 you DID NOT tell us to call our reps... my dude. They don't fucking care!!!

[@Jogie100]

Seems to me that at least half of the people over 65 voted for the party that is planning on cutting retirement payments. A lot of older Americans are going to be badly hurt in the next 4 years. I live in a state with 2 democratic senators so I’m pretty sure they will try to keep SS for elders. For those with republican senators, you need to start calling them. For all of the good it will do. Project 2025

[@nanhand99]

They are all in the same club. Political party doesn't matter If you don't believe me, wait and see

[@rogerray2545]

Trump 20244444

[@TakenTook]

I agree that one party is much worse than the other in this regard, but we need to call and write our senators and representatives in Washington, whether Republicans or Democrats, to make sure they understand that we will not vote for any of them again if they make drastic cuts and don't increase the FICA income cap

[@maggieg5719]

Keep drinking the democrat kool aide!

[@randyharris3175]

​@@maggieg5719You believe Republicans are going to save SS and you talk about drinking the Koolaid what a joke.

[@Desaved]

I like these shorter videos better.