Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fifty-five million Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment next year, the U.S. government said today.

The COLA increase, the first since 2009, takes effect in January. Eight million Americans participating in the Supplemental Security Income program, which provides cash assistance to the blind and disabled poor, will receive the same 3.6 percent boost. It is still uncecided if or how much VA Compensation and Military Retirement gets. As sson as I get the word I will let you know.

Now that SS people have received an increase the next thing the Government will do is raise Medicare Fee's and that will come out of your SS payments. So where's the BEEF!

COLA does not include CORE inflation. What is CORE inflation? Food and Fuel. What has gone up in price more than anything? Energy and Food cost. In the last three years my household monthly food bill went from 375 to almost 700 bucks a month. (includes all items need during the week) Do your self a favor if your wife shops and you blow your stack because she spent to much, then it would behoove you (men) to do the shopping. Enough said. I Had to blow some steam.
This just in. It’s offi­cial, mil­i­tary and fed­eral civil­ian retirees, sur­vivor ben­e­fit annu­i­tants, dis­abled vet­er­ans and Social Secu­rity recip­i­ents will see a 3.6 per­cent cost-of-living adjust­ment in Jan­u­ary, their first since 2009.


The 3.6% COLA will be effec­tive Dec 1 and will be reflected in Jan­u­ary retired pay, SBP, Social Secu­rity, and VA dis­abil­ity com­pen­sa­tion checks

Today May 1st 2011 we just heard Osama Bin Laden has been killed and is in US Hands. Allah Akbar is not so great is he, in fact he has deserted these fools, Taliban and Al Qaeda and any other back wooded desert monkeys who want to kill all none believers. Even though it took 10 years to kill him we finally did it. And we have his retched body to prove it. The best thing is they don't have his body so there will be no Celebratory rantings about this scumbag being a hero. All we have to do now is cut off his feet, hands, wrap him him in pig skin and soak him in salt water. Now we need to get his second in command Ayman al Zawahiri and do the same thing to him. MY GOD IS GREAT Not Their Allah. Praise Our God and Jesus Christ.

The video you are about to see is about a medal of honor recipient who tells his story with support from his CO. The story however is valid and covers the emotions felt by those in combat and how they feel about medals they have received.

This is an American volunteer who exemplifies the finest qualities of the American combat soldier.

Be advised there is GI language involved.

Absolutely incredible video. Thank God we still have young men like this. A genuine American Hero...

The Sal Giunta Story from SebastianJunger/TimHetherington on Vimeo.

As most of you know I have been involved in computer systems, especially viruses for some time. So here is something that will make things a little bit less frustrating.

All of you I believe have received an e-mail from a friend, so we thought. But when opened you find a link to a porn site or something about Viagra. We all know that these are called SPAM. This is caused by a Trojan Horse or Worm. Some of these attack your e-mail address book and sends out e-mails listed in your address book to spread bogus adds about Viagra and Porn. Maybe all of you run a Anti-Virus program that cleans this Virus/Trajan/Worm out of your system and that's good. DO you do that every day or once in awhile? How do we stop it? One way to stop this virus from working is to alter your address book. Do the following, add this e-mail address to your address book.....

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New York City. Just a few hundred feet from Ground Zero an Islamic Imam wants to build a Mosque\Community Center. This shouldn't be allowed. The Constitution says "Freedom of Worship" But I am hard pressed to see where it says Freedom to Build a House of Prayer any where you want. Besides Zoning issues, ordinance's and so forth, there is respect, good taste and sensitivity towards the victims of 9-11. The right of Freedom to Worship does not apply here. Religious Tolerance is a two way street. I can go into any house of worship Christian, orthodox synagogue, Hindu, Buddhist and quietly pray to my God. No one would question me. But can you or I go into a Mosque and pray to our God? I don't think so.

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Some of you know that I am a disabled veteran since 1995. The VA is and has been my primary health care provided since I was medically discharged in 1995. I have no real complaints for the care that they have provided me. I can't deny that I haven't had some problems, but I have always over come them. Okay let me get to my point. I have noticed some changes in the way we are processed for an appointment. For example when you showed up for an appointment you normally would see a triage nurse where she takes your vitals and ask why you are there. That's it. However, now they are asking for your family history, if you have been depressed, are you having any difficulty in getting around etc. etc. This all started about 6 months ago and it is getting more intense. Do yourself a favor. LIE. Tell them your family lived till their 90's. I believe they are going to use this information for a 'End of Life" category. I truly believe your care will start to drop off depending on factors referenced to your family history and illnesses. The information they are collecting goes into a database which will give a average life span of everyone. If you tell them you Mother died at a young age of cancer and your father died after having a heart attack at 55 then the likely hood of you living past 60 isn't very probable. Percentages of Probability so to speak. When this system is caught up and you are over 60 they will more or less tell you to take 2 aspirins and call them in the morning. I am 100% service connected. I have been since I was 51. I am now 65 and going strong. How much more health care and compensation will I continue to receive under the Obama Health care plan? What I see in my future is dismal at best. In 1990 I had a quintuple Coronary Bypass. This year it is 19 years. Every year it gets harder for me to get around. I could be looking at needing a new heart in a year or two or will it be 2 aspirins, Think about it.

Islamic extremist group reportedly linked to Al Qaeda held its first official conference on U.S. soil in an attempt to step up Western recruitment efforts. Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir — a global Sunni network with reported ties to confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Al Qaeda in Iraq's onetime leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi — met Sunday inside a Hilton hotel to host a conference, "The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of Islam." This conference is tied to implementing Sharia Law through out the world.
Sound Familiar? Read history. The American Nazi Party did exactly the same thing at Madason Sqaure Garden in NY before the Second World War. Are we about to see the making of the third world war? I wouldn't bet against it. A lot of us are to old to do anything about it but we all can fight against it by doing one thing. Educate our Children and Grand Children. Teach them History. Because we are about to repeat it. Frank Gaffney former Ass't Deputy Secretary of Defense expresses concern about this and the security of our freedom at the Center for Security Policy

Here is a perfect example of what we should expect from radical Muslims. What they don't understand is that the Constitution Of the United States of America gives us the right of Freedom of Choice. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression And it seems they are using these freedoms against us. However, I will never agree to Sharia Law. And if Sharia is ever forced on our society, I will protect the Constitution to the fullest extent of the Oath I took. They have a right to expression and choice but they don't have the right to force Sharia Law and side step the Constitution. Watch the following video. This is a video of David Wood and Nabeel Qureshi asking questions at Arabfest, Dearborn, Mich. The date is June 21st, 2009. There was a booth at the festival which had a banner titled "Islam: Got Questions we have answers Click here to see this Sharia in Michigan. or watch the video below:

I guess the video was removed because YOUTUBE doesn't want to offend anyone. Sharia Law? Over my dead body.

What I just heard on the news this morning of Feb. 15th made me sick. It seems the UN is now asking for 0.7 percent of the stimulus package. Over 5 Billion Dollars. They claim they need to help people outside of the United States. This would be on top of the 0.2 percent of the GNP we give them every year. The United Nations has to go. We need to send them to France. I remember the seventies under Carter. 11% unemployment, 21% Mortgage Interest and double digit inflation. I don't remember a stimulus package. We all rode it out and we got over it. I say any Company who can't make it let them fold, they brought it upon themselves. There has been many a farmer who folded and no one bailed them out. I feel so bad for my grand children. They are going to be paying 50% income tax or better to get us out of this hole that we keep digging. I am so glad I am nearing the end of my time on the face of the earth. I hope our young people realize how their futures are being stolen. I hope they throw everyone one out of office and bring in those who want the United States to be a Republic in a Democracy with the all the freedoms that we have all enjoyed in the past. But what I am hearing now is that we are getting closer and closer to a Socialistic State. Nationalizing Banks, Nationalizing the Health Care system, The Fairness Act or more appropriately "Media Controlled Act" I sometimes wonder why we wore a uniform. Is it all now in vain.

The Fairness Act here is another Bogus thing the far left is pushing. I guess the far Liberal Left doesn't know how to compete. They tried talk radio (Air America) and failed, so now they want us to pay for them for equal time on the radio the same way we now pay through taxes for NPR (National Public Radio) and take away guys like RUSH. This is all pathetic.

Between the condition of the economy this year and the Christmas season these holidays will not be depressing enough without adding SCUMBAG SCAMS. I just received one of those donation calls from a guy who acts like he knows me. You know the type..... Hey Don! This is Keven... I say Hi, and then the bull shit starts. "I am from the Professional Firefighters Association of Georgia" I said "Really" he says "Really" and I asked "What part of Georgia are you calling from?" His answer... a resounding "CLICK" yup he hung up. Asshole! Don't be fooled by these brainless twits. Fire Departments or associations representing them DO NOT solicitate funds using a public conveyance. As is any of our great Law Enforcement Agencies and their associations. These are SCAMS. Low life morons who take advantage of our first responders efforts to protect us as we sleep under the blankets of security. DO NOT, I SAY AGAIN.... DO NOT DONATE a penny to these fools. If they can prove they adhere to the IRS 501 rules I can guarantee you that for every dollar they get, the organization they soliciting for might see a dime if that much. They are the lowest form of scum on the face of the earth.. Now if you want to make a donation to your local volunteer fire department, drop by one of the stations and ask what the address is to mail a donation. Other than that tell the idiot who calls that he is an idiot or just hang up. If you have been the target of a SCAM add a comment to this article.