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Shaping Social Security Arguments
Journalists know how to spin a story. With how hot a topic Social Security is at the moment many are clamoring to put out the next big story. The problem isn’t in the information that is put out, it is in how it can be presented. Many times the question proposed is more important than the data that is presented. Many times, the same data is used to prove opposite arguments. This article by Brenton Smith with ValueWalk goes over how this works using two opposing articles that use the same data to argue opposing questions.
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Why is this never a discussion with our current elected officials. No one talks about current seniors, disabled or retired beneficiaries who depend on social security benefits for survival. It is always about the future of social security. I really don’t believe social security will not be available to future beneficiaries. What about the current beneficiaries. Current beneficiaries are struggling. The cost of required goods and services have increased. With no COLA increases our livelihood is in jeopardy. I think an annual COLA should be put in place or their should be a reduction in medicare premiums each year there in no COLA. I beginning to believe that once you retired and go social security the government begin to write you off. The majority of social security beneficiaries are retired citizens who worked for many years. They looked forward to retirement whether at the minimum or full retirement age. I believe retired citizens should be able to depend on the government to provide at the very minimum a annual COLA increase. This annual COLA increase should be put in place when the CPI indicates there has not been a significant increase in inflation to suggest a COLA. I don’t think this is asking to much of our government. We need support and help.