I fear Congress has abandoned the disabled and elderly (me, for instance—I’m a disabled 64-year-old 9/11 WTC attack survivor with multiple health problems). I am in debt due to two “surprise bills” for anesthesia, my HUD housing rent went up because I was unable to pay those bills—my rent would have gone down if I had been able to pay them. I’m isolated, shelves are empty due to hoarding, and stores have raised prices. I am just one of millions.
Any stimulus needs to include SSD & SS recipients; we’re hurting, too, perhaps more than any other group during this crisis. And the COLA, going forward, needs to be based on the CPI-E and not the CPI-M.