{"id":4372,"date":"2015-07-23T17:42:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/?page_id=4372"},"modified":"2015-07-23T17:42:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:42:18","slug":"social-security-disability-cuts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/social-security-disability-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CUTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/head-in-the-sand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-4373 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/head-in-the-sand.jpg\" alt=\"head-in-the-sand\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\">NEWS FROM WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 &#8220;The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year, the government said Wednesday, handing lawmakers a fiscal and political crisis in the middle of a presidential campaign.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\">The trustees who oversee Social Security and Medicare said the disability trust fund will run out of money in late 2016. That would trigger an automatic 19 percent cut in benefits, unless Congress acts.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\">Republicans say they want changes in the disability program to reduce fraud and to encourage disabled workers to re-enter the work force. Yet just a few months ago the new Republican congress found $269 BILLION and gave the ultra rich 1% a huge tax break&#8230;because you know those poor billionaires just don&#8217;t have enough money<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\">When are we in this country going to take care of our own citizens? Why have we over the last 30 year been sending trillions of dollars to foreign countries who betray us? Rest assured that with the Iran deal going thru, more money will have to be given to Israel and Saudi Arabia for their defense. Hillery will probably be first in line for giving out those payback handouts.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\">Good news being that it might just spur more homeless camps to accommodate those of us who will lose our homes. Its Ok folks don&#8217;t worry. We realize your house burnt down but look on the bright side. We saved the outhouse.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/homeless.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2809\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/homeless-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"homeless\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/homeless-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/homeless-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/homeless.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>With candidates such as Walker and Trump I am very frightened\u00a0 about the future. Thankfully,\u00a0 John Kasich entered the fray.\u00a0 In his entry speech\u00a0 he had a different take about the American dream (a seriously eroded one IMO.) It may have had elements of &#8220;The sun is going to rise in America again&#8221; theme&lt;&#8221; but he acknowledged the hurdles and went on to compare today&#8217;s job reality with the past. &#8220;The fears about health and job security &#8230; will I be bankrupted and loose everything I have worked for.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>I thought: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>FINALLY,\u00a0 there is an adult in the room.\u00a0 I am not saying that he is a perfect candidate. I don&#8217;t know his position on many issues but he simply seems like less of a nut case than the rest, and more prepared to lead, not dictate.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>He may be a preacher but his entry speech was nothing like Huckabee. It resonated and was inclusive. Why do you want to do this? &#8220;If we are not to serve others, why are we here.&#8221;<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> Spoken as a Representative, not a Lord<\/span> of the people.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>As for Hillery, the more people get to know her the less likeable she appears. I am hopeful that the progressive wing of the Democratic party is finally waking up and I for one will be hard at work to elect Bernie Sanders.<\/strong><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/floating-rocks.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4374 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/floating-rocks-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"floating rocks\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/floating-rocks-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/floating-rocks-451x300.jpeg 451w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/floating-rocks.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n(C) Herb Senft 2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Republicans say they want changes in the disability program to reduce fraud and to encourage disabled workers to re-enter the work force. 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