Donna DellaPorta

I retired in 2010. I have never received a COLA. Not only have I never received a COLA, but I was also encouraged to take the added Social Security benefit that would have to be paid back. I was told that I shouldn’t worry about the payback because the COLA would make up for it when the time came. It never did come and I was left having to lose an additional 1500 dollars per month. On top of all of this, the WEP/GPO took 2/3 of my Social Security. It seems, every where I turned, what I was promised, was not what I received. It has made a significant difference in my quality of life. I find there are medications that I can’t afford and had to sell my house and move to a place my husband and I can better afford. We planned carefully for our retirement, but at every turn, we have been thwarted. I had trust in our government until my retirement. Now I have little or no trust. Please put our COLA back where it belongs.

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