No Social Security COLA Expected for 2011

On December 24, 2009 President Obama issued an executive order implementing an overall 2.0 percent 2010 federal pay raise for government civilian employees.  On July 29, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill which included a 1.4 percent 2011 federal pay raise.  The argument for these adjustments is that the government must stay competitive with private enterprise and have nothing to do with cost of living.  For reasons that escape me, arguments for adjusting Social Security benefits to account for higher living costs that are not represented in the CPI are deemed invalid.  Congressman Henry Waxman’s office has no comment.  Everyone should send a barrage of calls and e-mails to their congressman.