Santa came today, bah humbug.

Hi ronnyb, thanks for your response. U know what is so sad about this, they don't give a hoot about seniors & alot of other folks. Have a happy night.

The rich get richer & the poor get poorer, Thanks for responding.

I think u are right. Know that people are worse off than i am & i feel sorry for them. Where there's a will there's a way & i have been at it a long time. I would like for all of us to be treated fairly tho.

I guess you and me stay POORRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Hi Mari, i wish i could still work but those days are gone. I hope u get to return to work. It's a shame we aren't getting a raise when the cost of everything is higher every time u go to the grocery or wherever. thanks for your response. Merry christmas.

Oh well not much we can do about it for this year anyway....lol You have a Merry Christmas too...and hopefully a Happy New Year. Mari

tHANKS. sAME TO U.

nope, he raised taxes and hasn't raised anything else - except money to his fat cats - the Democratic Congress voted in a raise in their pay...

Good sat. morning Elic. I don't talk politics much, sometimes it makes for hard feeling. U have a great day.

I really don't blame him for the decision. I'm sure some of the fat cats came up w/the brainstorm. I guess he had to approve it, who knows? Thanks for responding.

Hi Zone,thanks for responding.I'm sorry u have had to take cuts , that's rough. I don't strikes do abit of good. no bonus is bad to but i'm thankful u have a job. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Thank so much. I hope u have a good one to.

Yes sometimes with strikes it feels as we are fighting a losing battle sometimes. i do count myself very lucky to still have a job in the current climate, even though I still find myself struggling to pay the bills sometimes. If I don't get to talk to you before then, I hope you and yours Have a very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

Katie, hi! Love your picture (your gorgeous landscape)--where is that place? I think the idiots who haven't noticed the cost of living has skyrocketed are on the same planet where ants & elephants have switched sizes! And, yes, I have been to your profile, which is where I got that reference! Ha! I wanted to see a larger version of that pretty castle(?), so I checked out your posts. Welcome to the MyBot zoo, here! It's a great place to meet friends & make a little extra pocket money! Go check out my profile, & if, after viewing my posts, you think I'm the sort of person with whom you'd get on well, then let's be friends! If my general run of topics isn't to your tastes, then don't worry--no harm done if you'd rather not. But it doesn't hurt to look! Yours, Maggiepie "SAY 'MERRY CHRISTMAS!'"

Good morning Katie & welcome to mylot. Thanks for your response. U are so right. Everything goes up but our wages, Merry christmas.

That is terrible I worked till 6 years ago I worked for 30 years But I think it is terrible that you have worked all these years and will not be getting your bit of a Raise, no doubt like here in the UK you have People there that have never worked claiming money and they get it and no doubt the Raise to I do not know how they can justify this to you as things are rising in prices

Thanks GABS, eVERY YEAR WE HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE RAISE SINCE I STARTED DRAWING S/S/ 5 YEARS AGO. lIKE U SAY IT WASN'T MUCH BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS.It's just a crock that the fat cats are getting by with. I worked for 47 years[hard] & paid into s/s/ & i don't think it's right that the goverment can control your money like that but what do u do???

Good morning Gabs, every little bit helps at my house to. There is no way they can justify it & really they could care less in my opinion.Have a great sat. & MERRY CHRISTMAS TO U.

I know

They have us over a barrel & could care less. JERKS.

Good morning to u. glad to know u are back home. Hope your day yesterday wasn't too bad. I'm sure it is like your pension. We have s/s/ taken out of her wages from the day we start working so it's our money to start with. U have to be at least 62 years old to start drawing which i did. I started drawing in jan. & had the stroke in june so that's all the money i had coming in since i had to quit work after the stroke. I hope when u can draw your pension it will be available to u. Thanks for respoding. love ya!

Good morning Jen, to put it bluntly they don't give a s--- about us. I hope u have a good weekend.

U are very welcome. Ryan is doing fine, thanks. He had some rough days after the surgery but he has bounced back now, thank heavens. Thanks for asking.

Thanks for the best response Jo. I hope you had a nice Christmas. Say...how's that grandbaby doing? Did he do well with his little tonsils?

I don't think where u work has anything to do w/it. I am retired due to health problems. Thanks for your response. I'm not online to make any money either.

Hi NIECE, It is ridiculous but not a dadburn thing u can do about it. For sure everything goes up every time u go to the grocery or aywhere else. I don't think the u.s.a. has been to smart either when it comes to managing their money. They want to give it all away to other countries & to hell w/the people here is the way i see it. AUNTY

Ryan is doing well, thanks for asking. I don't know how they expect u to keep paying for everything that goes up all the time & leave your check as it was. IDIOTS!!!!Thanks for responding.

I always hear great minds run together, lol.

My sentiments exactly! Kathy.

Thanks for your response, Lelin. It is a crock of s---, is what it is.

iSN'T THAT A CROCK. tHEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND TO NOT KNOW THE COST OF LIVING HASN'T GONE UP. tHEY JUST DON'T CARE. I'm sorry y'all got the letter to.

It sure isn't & the people that makes these decisions needs to live like up poor people do about 6 months & they would change their stupid decision i bet. Thanks for responding. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

On paper it sounds good, but it reality that causes a host of other problems (from what I remember from my long ago college days anyway)...

Believe me, I really needed a raise! I was getting only $50 a month, & that & Meals On Wheels (6 a week) were all that I had! Now if I can just find some job or other, I can let go of both! I could even afford to donate a bit to M.O.W., so that food can go to someone needy, & I can get out of everyone else's wallet! And thank you! I will have a wonderful Christmas when it arrives; I always do! It's the same day as my birthday--January 6th! (My faith, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, uses the old Julian calendar, not the one everyone else in the Western world uses, i.e., the Gregorian one. This means I get 2 Christmas celebrations! Hee! ) And may you have your merriest Christmas ever, & an awesome 2010! Maggiepie "SAY 'MERRY CHRISTMAS!'"

U are making out like a bandit having two. I do well to get through one, lol. U have to be born a survivor to make it nowadays, i was & i think u probaly were to.

I'm glad u at least got a raise on your stamps. hope u have a merry christmas, Magie.

Good morning Bellis, thanks for your response. I don't doubt it all & that's another crock. I hope it is just a rumor y'all are hearing. Merry christmas.

I certainly wish u the best, Karen. I'm sorry u can't get some help, that is ridiculous u can't. I have medicare which they take out nearly a $100 a month out of my check plus i have a supplement that has just gone up but it's still cheaper than regular ins. which is absolutely ridiculous in price. I know it worries u not having insurance. love & hugs. jo