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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Social Security COLAs Frozen for 2 Years

Thursday, August 27, 2009

For the first time in a generation, millions of older people are reportedly facing shrinking Social Security checks next year.
For the first time since automatic increases were adopted in 1975, trustees overseeing Social Security are estimating that there won’t be a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for the next two years. With rising costs of [...]

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A Visitor From The Past

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Since it’s time for a reminder, this is a post from WriteIdea.org:
A Visitor From The Past
For those who have not seen this classic poem by Thelen Paulk…
I had a dream the other night, I didn’t understand.
A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there [...]

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