I am currently receiving SS disability benefits due to cancer/depression conditions. I am a single mother of 2 minors, I cannot work and I need to continue providing for all of us, in addition to continue receiving medical treatment. I have worked since I was 14 years old, and since then I contributed to my SS until I couldn't work anymore in 2009 when I was first diagnosed with cancer. SS benefits are not a government aid...it is my money, the money taken away from every single pay check I received for 33 years of hard work. This money represents my retirement, in my case, an early retirement for a situation I didn't choose to happen in my life. Like me, many others in the nation will go maybe homeless and w/o medical care, if P. Obama's proposition gets approved. The government wastes billions and trillions of dollar in bureaucracy, unnecessary military involvement, bad economy management, etc. SS is our money, what we put in a an account for the government to well manage, not to bad managing it to then make cuts to it.

The current cost of living instrument is not realistic. the CPI will be even more unrealistic. Most retirees are just wanting a dignified retirement.

Yes. I am a recipient of SSDI and VA disability benefits.

One third of seniors today depend on Social Security for 90% of their income. Two thirds depend on it for 50% of their income.

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Save Social Security !!!

Both my husband and I are dependent upon Social Security. The cost of living has dramatically gone up for us during the past five years. Now our drug coverage has dropped two of the most expense drugs that my husband needs to keep living, this adds another $475 per month to our budget. If Social Security goes to the chained CPI we'll be eating dog or cat food if we can afford it. Stop the nonsense and leave the senior population some dignity in our remaining years. Stop bowing down to the Republicans and that kook Paul Ryan. Thank You, Elaine Rinehimer

Oppose Chained CPI

My mother and father rely on Social Security for survival.

Proposed cuts by Obama to Social Security beneficiaries

Do not cut Social Security. This is the only source of Income I have at retirement age. We have lost most of our 401K money in stock market issues over the last 10 years,. If this is cut I will have no income. Please understand many have the same situation. Not everyone works for the government where retirement is part of their package.

There are a number of seniors who only have social security to live on, cutting Social Security by lowering cost-of-living adjustments for current and future retirees, will hurt seniors who have paid into the system for their whole lives and are already struggling with rising health care costs....Really, the last cost of living adjustment to seniors was 1 & 1/2%, which was actually taken away to do the increase in Medicare costs. Most seniors are receiving less per month than last year.