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Meals On Wheels Sequestration Cuts Taking Effect
“But federal funding for senior nutrition has been reduced by budget cuts known as sequestration, meaning less food for old people here and elsewhere. The White House has said the cuts would mean 4 million fewer meals for seniors this year, while the Meals On Wheels Association of America put the loss at 19 million meals. In general, the federal government subsidizes only a portion of the cost of every meal, so whether individual seniors will stop receiving food really depends on the circumstances of whatever local agency serves them.”
Read more here.
Additionally, here is a one-pager on senior programs that are being affected by sequestration.
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Morgan Stanley Director Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson Still Want to Cut Social Security and Medicare The Washington Post gave Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson another opportunity to push their case for deficit reduction, which includes plans for cutting Social Security and raising the age of eligibility for Medicare. The Post does not mention Mr. Bowles affiliation with Morgan Stanley. This could have something to do with his persistent refusal to ever include a Wall Street speculation tax in his deficit reduction plans.
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The Chained CPI isn’t a “tweak” or a “correction” as the White House claims. It’s a benefit cut. Real dollars lost to real families including millions of seniors, retired veterans, and the disabled.
Tell Congress you won’t be fooled. The Chained CPI shackles millions of American families with benefit cuts they simply can’t afford.
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