Many of us have paid into social security all of our lives and we won't see a dime from it by the time we retire, nor will our children as the government continues to steal from this account to pay off other debts.

this is not "hope and change"...

Negotiations to avert falling off the ‘fiscal cliff’ before the end of the year have compelled President Obama to agree to cuts in Social Security payments.

With the chained CPI, Social Security payments would decrease over time, instead of going up with cost of living adjustments as they currently do. There are also tax increases associated with the chained CPI that hit low and modest income seniors the hardest.

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