Europe: very few people of color in local or national government or in the media out of a continent that is 20% minority; separate but equal is still practiced. Discrimination is rampant.
USA: minorities have been influential and powerful in the U.S. for decades and are very visible on TV and in pop culture. Americans recently elected a black president. Oprah has more money than the French university system. Arab-Americans are some of the most prosperous in the U.S.; Arabs in Europe are poverty-stricken for generations.

Gay marriage and gay adoptions are illegal in most of Europe. There are only four countries which permit gay marriage. Scandinavia does not have gay marriage, but gay domestic partnerships, the same they currently have in California. But bans on gay marriage and gay adoptions have been upheld by European courts, including Sweden.
Gay marriage is permitted in three states, and several allow civil unions, virtually the exact same benefits as marriage. Of the states that ban gay marriage, only two ban gay adoptions. Even Alabama permits gays to adopt, unlike France and Sweden. Muslim radicalism is pushing back gay rights in many parts of Europe, including the Netherlands where attacks against gays are far more common than in the U.S.

Domestic violence in Europe is one of the highest in the industrialized world–3x higher than in the U.S. which actually has a higher reporting average than Europe—still the U.S. rate is lower. Overall crime is also higher in Europe today than the U.S. Crime in the U.S. has been steadily dropping for 15 years; it has risen steadily in Europe. Europe’s street crime is 5x higher than street crime in the U.S.

Europe’s unemployment rate rarely goes under 10%. Americans freak out if their unemployment rate hits 6%.
The elderly in Europe are abused and neglected. In the summer of 2004 a heat wave in Europe resulted in 45,000 deaths (25,000 in France alone) mostly of old people. Relatives left their bodies at government-run morgues, sometimes leaving them outside on the doorstep. The heat wave came in August and most didn’t want to end their month-long vacations.
The elderly in the U.S. move to Florida or Arizona and live like decadent royalty, sucking their grandchildren’s futures dry off government-funded pyramid scams.

Europe has no comprehension of free speech. It is still grappling with “hate speech codes” and its effect on liberty. Cartoons cause riots in Europe.
Americans dealt with the issue of freedom of expression 200 years ago, most specifically with the “Cartoon Defense” in which the U.S. Supreme Court said that government cannot sue newspapers over cartoon parodies. They still riot over cartoons in Europe. The French president recently sued the manufacturer of a doll made in his likeness because he thought it was insulting. The court ruled partially in his favor.

Ok, liberals, come to Europe’s defense! Let’s hear all you people who think Europe is the center of the universe come and rescue it from my horrible outburst! Come, liberals, don’t take this sitting down. You must find a way to support Europe and debase the U.S. It’s part of your religion! Now do it!

(COLA is cost of living adjustment it’s a yearly raise for Social Security beneficiaries to account for inflation and expecting bills to go up for the new year as well.)

This is the worst time of the economy to do this…..the bills in 2010 and 2011 will still go up but now their income won’t.

They claim that they make up with it with a one-time 0.00 payment in 2009 (2010 for some).

How about suspending the COLA for members of Congress (who by the way vote yes every year to give themselves substantial raises in salary) or the COLA for federal employees who receive substantial salaries (I used to be a federal employee so I know they make good money)? Rather than the people who need it the most.

If you oppose this, send a simple email to your Senators and Representatives or you can write a letter in more detail asking them to oppose the no cost of living adjustment for 2010-2011 for SSA recipients. Here is a template that will help if you need ideas or guidelines for your letter or email: http://www.ncpssm.org/pdf/cola_senate_20… and if you need assistance in locating the Representatives and Senators for your state and districts go to http://www.congress.gov. Please write to all your Reps and Senators despite their or your political affiliation.

Please don’t comment or answer if nothing like this has ever happened to you and all you want to do is complain about people on SSA or the system itself because no one cares. Speak from experience only if you have been on SSA or are currently on SSA. I don’t want to hear from those who have no experience in dealing with SSA or have never had to use it.

SSA is NOT a scam I used to work there, I know every detail how it works. The problem is there isn’t enough money for the generation after the baby boomers. However this decision not to pay the COLA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SSA SYSTEM or its debt! They are trying to save money but instead could be taking the COLA from the rich congressmen and representatives or take the COLA from federal employees who make good money anyway. SSA was created to help the people not to hurt them. I wouldn’t want to live in a country where we didn’t take care of our sick, poor, or aged. This is mostly regarding the disabled which is unexpected. Most elderly did save for retirement but its not enough or recent invest scams or IRA that isn’t worth anything due to economy plummeting.

Get involved against taking the COLA from SSA and SSI recipients by emailing or writing your Representative or Senator with the info above. you can also email CREDO at info@credo action.com to ask them to get involved against taking the only raise from SSA beneficiaries when our bills will still go up. GET INVOLVED ESPECIALLY those who are on the program. This effects you so I hope you decide to get involved and do what you can to get this decision reversed!!!!!

Focus on the issue of taking the only raise from SSA recipients. They are doing this to pay for health care reform and the national debt and they are not put it back in to the SSA system. That wouldn’t even make a dent.

Instead of talking about the SSA system itself, lets talk specifically about taking the COLA from the people who need it the most on SSA.
I think you have it backwards on this one, he is taking from the poor in this case to pay for health care and our debt.

(COLA is cost of living adjustment it’s a yearly raise for Social Security beneficiaries to account for inflation and expecting bills to go up for the new year as well.)

This is the worst time of the economy to do this…..the bills in 2010 and 2011 will still go up but now their income won’t.

They claim that they make up with it with a one-time 0.00 payment in 2009 (2010 for some).

How about suspending the COLA for members of Congress (who by the way vote yes every year to give themselves substantial raises in salary) or the COLA for federal employees who receive substantial salaries (I used to be a federal employee so I know they make good money)? Rather than the people who need it the most.

If you oppose this, send a simple email to your Senators and Representatives or you can write a letter in more detail asking them to oppose the no cost of living adjustment for 2010-2011 for SSA recipients. Here is a template that will help if you need ideas or guidelines for your letter or email: http://www.ncpssm.org/pdf/cola_senate_20… and if you need assistance in locating the Representatives and Senators for your state and districts go to http://www.congress.gov. Please write to all your Reps and Senators despite their or your political affiliation.

Please don’t comment or answer if nothing like this has ever happened to you and all you want to do is complain about people on SSA or the system itself because no one cares. Speak from experience only if you have been on SSA or are currently on SSA. I don’t want to hear from those who have no experience in dealing with SSA or have never had to use it.

SSA is NOT a scam I used to work there, I know every detail how it works. The problem is there isn’t enough money for the generation after the baby boomers. However this decision not to pay the COLA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SSA SYSTEM or its debt! They are trying to save money but instead could be taking the COLA from the rich congressmen and representatives or take the COLA from federal employees who make good money anyway. SSA was created to help the people not to hurt them. I wouldn’t want to live in a country where we didn’t take care of our sick, poor, or aged. This is mostly regarding the disabled which is unexpected. Most elderly did save for retirement but its not enough or recent invest scams or IRA that isn’t worth anything due to economy plummeting.

Get involved against taking the COLA from SSA and SSI recipients by emailing or writing your Representative or Senator with the info above. you can also email CREDO at info@credo action.com to ask them to get involved against taking the only raise from SSA beneficiaries when our bills will still go up. GET INVOLVED ESPECIALLY those who are on the program. This effects you so I hope you decide to get involved and do what you can to get this decision reversed!!!!!

Focus on the issue of taking the only raise from SSA recipients. They are doing this to pay for health care reform and the national debt and they are not put it back in to the SSA system. That wouldn’t even make a dent.

Instead of talking about the SSA system itself, lets talk specifically about taking the COLA from the people who need it the most on SSA.