Seniors and the Cost of Living

My father is 75. He is a retired engineer and served in the military. He's always worked hard for what he has. I was discouraged to hear him tell me that Social Security will not increase with the cost of living in 2010 or 2011. Of course, Medicare costs will increase - which is directly taken out of Social Security checks.

The same people in government who can't manage care for Medicare and Social Security recipients want to be in control of the proposed government health plan. Hellllooooo......do we want them to run our lives into the ground? I'm sure gov't would be happy to pick out our plots, too.

My heart goes out to those seniors who worked so hard and put money into Social Security every paycheck expecting that one day it would be there for them.