Social Security and lower the retirement age back to 65

Many retirees cannot afford basic necessities like food and water and have resorted living on pet food just to survive. Now we're looking at cutting what income they have further. My own mother recently received a cost of living increase, all of $13 to help cover her expenses. Most of which are covered by me since I had to bring her into my apartment so that I could take care of her. This is unacceptable. My mother paid into the system for years and now what she rightfully paid is being taken away? Unacceptable.

Stop ROBBING THE ELDERLY. THEY PAID IN .GIVE THE MONEY BACK ALONG WITH RESPECT !!!!

This CPI business is not just a technical adjustment to SS funding. When all is said and done, it is a cut in benefits to the most vulnerable people in our society. Social Security is currently solvent and would stay solvent indefinitely if the SS trust fund wasn't constantly raided.

Say NO to cuts in Social Security!!! Our elected officials don't pay into SS, but yet when it comes time for cuts it is the first thing they go after?

Reducing Social Security benefits

Sick of Rule Changes to SSI

Social Security .

I receive Social Security since I am mentally ill. So, I have directly benefitted from its auspicious generosity for years.

President Obama's budget plan is not the kind of change we can believe in. Obama's budget will includes a big cut to Social Security benefits -- making life harder for retirees for years to come. Despite President Obama's campaign promises about protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits, he is pushing hard for this devastating cut. But members of Congress who care about working families can stop this plan. Speaker Boehner needs Democratic votes to pass even the least controversial bills. So if enough Democrats say Chained CPI and other benefit cuts are off the table, then they'll really be off the table.

i have learned that there is a move to change the neighborhood landscape as it relates to our libraries. I have attended two meetings concerning the Business Library in downtown Brooklyn. The plan as I understand it is to build a condominum and have the library in the basement on a lease arrangement. I believe if people can't see the library the n less people will not attend the library. right now people who don't live in the Heights appear to be the users of the library and not so much the people who live there,\ Are we trying to restructure the library so that people from other communities can;t use them? Just thinking outside the box. In Clinton Hill, I understand they are thinking of building housing on top of the present library(use of the air rights). In my community. We already have buildings that are empty because people can't get jobs and can't afford the housing that is already here. Who are we building this new housing for ? (Are we getting ready to do another regentrification)? We do have others in my community already, so is this to get rid of those of us who are still able to keep our brownstones and co-ops? Just Thinking,wondering. Someone please speak to us in the 8th Congressional district. Why don't we have enough money to keep our libraries. We need our Libraries for our children and for our Seniors and others too. But we need someone to tell why we can't have Libraries like we have always had. Please sign my petition if you are concerned about the Neighborhood Library. .

STOP ABUSING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, LEAVE SOCIAL SECURITY ALONE. "WE THE PEOPLE" WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO PUT OUR NEEDS FIRST. THE GREEDINESS NEEDS TO END NOW.