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11/14/10

At CNN Money


Democrats to push for $250
Social Security payment
 

Don't spend it all on groceries

 

By Charles Riley

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- When House Democrats return to Washington on Monday, a top priority will be putting a $250 dollar check in the mail to 58 million Social Security recipients.

Democrats plan to vote early in the lame-duck session (so I should get it before the 23% cut in Medicare which will cause my doctor to drop me?) on a bill that would provide Social Security recipients with a one-time payment, according to the office of Earl Pomeroy, a Democrat from North Dakota who authored the legislation.

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Thank You, generous democrats, on behalf of "Soldiers Angels". I'll be sending them a $250 donation as soon as your check arrives. "It's the thought that counts." Thank you for thinking.