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We have always had an EDITOR'S page with an explanation of how and why this site was begun. But now, in addition, we will produce a special EDITOR'S "DAILY" COMMENT. On that page you may find timely information on anything from a threat to Social Security or Medicare, to how our editor is feeling today, or how the weather is developing around our headquarters, or why we support a critical upcoming vote in Congress.

We hope you will make the page a part of your daily online activity. We will change the comment every 2 to 3 days. There will be important links to information on your health, Medicare, Social Security, money, and much more. A special email address will be provided for your important feedback. And we encourage your feedback. Plug in and become an empowered Senior!

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Comment of the Day: If someone walks into a gun store, or a gun show, and wants to purchase 20 firearms, who could believe that these are for a good purpose? (Fact: 400 Seniors are killed by a gun EVERY month.)

The five biggest lies about entitlement programs

Los Angeles Times

Social Security and Medicare are big issues, and not everyone is telling the truth about them. March 08, 2013|Michael Hiltzik. Social Security foes are lying when they say a significant portion of benefits goes to multimillionaires. (read entire article, click: biggest lies)

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May, 2013 - The right-wing Heritage Foundation has called on Congress to PASS NOTHING, but rather JUST INVESTIGATE EVERYTHING. At a time when America faces so many needs and challenges, this borders on treason.

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Pope: 'If Banks Fail It is A Tragedy,

If People Die Of Hunger It's Nothing'

www.huffingtonpost.com - Posted by SA May 19, 2013

VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on

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May 22, 2013 - Lois Lerner, at the center of the IRS investigation, has headed the IRS exempt-organizations office since 2006. It oversees the familiar kinds of nonprofits — universities, hospitals, charities — as well as the murkier world of “social welfare” groups that also dabble in politics. She was appointed to this position by George W. Bush.

OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS ARE AT SERIOUS RISK

Robert Fassbach, editor, SeniorArk.com

June 18, 2013

Our senior programs dodged the fiscal cliff in January. But other budget fights are racing at us in the next 30 days, and the Republicans say over and over that they want "ENTITLEMENTS" cut. Believe them. Listen carefully to what they say on TV. They mean it. Will we allow them to blackmail the Democrats into taking this action. I think not!

As an example of Republican intentions: Debt Ceiling Showdown: GOP Pledges To Extract Cuts From Obama "Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" this week, "We Republicans need to be willing to tolerate a temporary, partial government shutdown" in order to achieve spending cuts and entitlement reforms."

SO WHAT CAN I DO? Elected officials pay attention to your opinion. I mean - - they really do. The Senior group, AARP, is jumping up and down trying to get the attention of Congress on this issue. But Congress already expects to hear from them. Congress doesn't necessarily expect to hear from hundreds of thousands of Seniors like you. Tonight you can change that. Tell the President, your two Senators, and your Member of Congress that you want Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid protected. You can call or email them. Don't use post office mail, because by the time it is checked for hazards, these issues may be decided. Here's how you do it:

PRESIDENT OBAMA: EMAIL:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments OR PHONE: 202-456-1111

SENATORS: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm For email and phone.

CONGRESSMAN: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ To get email and phone.

I HAVE EMAILED THE PRESIDENT, MY SENATORS, AND REPRESENTATIVE MANY TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS - BECAUSE I KNOW THEY LISTEN! PLEASE DO IT!

Robert Fassbach, editor SeniorArk - April 17 in the U.S. Senate we witnessed PROFILES IN COWARDICE, as 46 Senators turned their backs on 90% of America, and bowed in fear before the National Rifle Association. By a vote of 54 to 46, the Senate refused to pass expanded background checks for the purchase of firearms. Most Senators voted for the background checks, but 60 votes were needed to pass it. What a bunch of WUSSIES. Is it any wonder that Congress is respected below the lowest of the low in this country?

This means that criminals, terrorists, and the severely mentally ill, can continue to walk into a gun show or go online to purchase immense firepower with NO QUESTIONS ASKED. It means that a buyer can go to a gun show or online, and purchase multiple weapons, drive into a high crime area, and sell them out of a trunk or a van to anyone with the cash. It means that the wild-west mentality that has killed over 10,440 Americans AFTER NEWTOWN (December 14, 2012) will only intensify. 87 Americans die at the end of a gun EVERY DAY, about 15 of them senior citizens. EVERY DAY we have acts of TERRORISM with 87 victims in AMERICA. Daily, the NRA tries to scare the hell out of Americans so we will rush out and buy the biggest, most expensive, most killing gun possible. And don't forget the 2,000 bullets you may need in case there is an intruder. PROFITS TRUMP LIFE. The terroristic organization responsible for thousands of these deaths every year in America is the NRA, and the chief terrorist is Wayne LaPierre. They must be stopped, and SeniorArk.com encourages you to continue to contact your Representatives and Senators to express your outrage at their actions, or should we say - - their inaction.

We believe that the outrageous cowardice that we witnessed in the Senate today will rally a huge outpouring of support for the tightening of gun laws. Please be a part of it. We will.

In the white space below, we have published the names, the roster of shame, the 46 cowards whose jobs were more important than America.

SENATORS: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm For email and phone.

CONGRESSMAN: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ To get email and phone.

LIST OF THE COWARDLY SENATORS WHO TURNED THEIR BACKS ON 90% OF THE AMERICAN PPEOPLE, AND VOTED EITHER TO SAVE THEIR PITIFUL JOBS, AND/OR IN FEAR OF THE NRA.

THEIR NAMES ARE FOLLOWED BY THEIR TWITTER HANDLES. TWEET THEM EVERY DAY AND TELL THEM YOU ARE ASHAMED OF THEM. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO LET UP. "GEAR UP" INSTEAD. THEN VOTE THEM OUT IN THEIR NEXT ELECTION.

SENIORARK TWEETED EVERY ONE OF THEM (TOOK 6 MINUTES) WITH THIS MESSAGE:

"You have blood on your hands. Your shameful vote on background checks is aiding and abetting murderers and terrorists." I typed the message once, then copied and pasted it into the other Senators' space. You need to have a twitter account, sign in, then click on each blue tag after the Senator's name below. We will tweet them with a message tomorrow, and tomorrow, and... We will also tweet the Senators who voted yes, and thank them. If you are confused, email talkbacktobob@aol.com. (Update: I'm tweeting a message daily. Please join me. As of June 17

I'm still sending "challenging" daily tweets to every one of these Senators. ARE YOU STILL WITH ME? See what I'm tweeting at : @R_F_F) PLEASE JOIN ME. CAUSE A CHANGE.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) -- @KellyAyotte

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) -- @SenJohnBarrasso

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) -- @MaxBaucus

Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) -- @SenatorBegich

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) -- @RoyBlunt

Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) -- @JohnBoozeman

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) -- @SenatorBurr

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) -- @SaxbyChambliss

Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) -- @SenDanCoats

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) -- @TomCoburn

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) -- @SenThadCochran

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) -- @SenBobCorker

Sen. Jon Cornyn (R-Texas) -- @JohnCornyn

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) -- @MikeCrapo

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) -- @SenTedCruz

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) -- @SenatorEnzi

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) -- @SenatorFischer

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) -- @JeffFlake

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) -- @GrahamBlog

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) -- @ChuckGrassley

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) -- @SenOrrinHatch

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) -- @SenatorHeitkamp

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) -- @SenDeanHeller

Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) -- @SenJohnHoeven

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) -- @jiminhofe

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) -- @SenatorIsakson

Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) -- @Mike_Johanns

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) -- @SenRonJohnson

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) -- @SenMikeLee

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) -- @McConnellPress

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) -- @JerryMoran

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) -- @lisamurkowski

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) -- @SenRandPaul

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) -- @robportman

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) -- @SenMarkPryor

Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) -- @SenatorRisch

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) -- @SenPatRoberts

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) -- @marcorubio

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) -- @SenatorTimScott

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) -- @SenatorSessions

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) -- @SenShelbyPress

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) -- @SenJohnThune

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) -- @DavidVitter

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) -- @SenatorWicker

* YOU CAN HELP TO ROOT OUT MEDICARE FRAUD

Medicare recipients asked to fight fraud

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that Medicare, the health care program for seniors, and Medicaid could be losing as much as $70 billion to criminal fraud, waste and abuse each year. That amount is unacceptable for Harold ...
Seniors can be of great help in saving money for our health system by reporting FRAUD.

WHAT IS MEDICARE FRAUD? Fraud occurs when someone intentionally falsifies information or deceives Medicare. Abuse occurs when doctors or suppliers don’t follow good medical practices, resulting in unnecessary costs to Medicare, improper payment, or services that aren’t medically necessary. A complaint about the quality of care you got from a doctor, hospital, or other provider or facility is not considered fraud or abuse. If you have a complaint about your quality of care, please click here.

Examples of possible Medicare fraud are:

A healthcare provider bills Medicare for services you never got.

A supplier bills Medicare for equipment you never got.

Someone uses another person’s Medicare card to get medical care or equipment.

Someone bills Medicare for home medical equipment after it has been returned.

A company offers a Medicare drug plan that hasn’t been approved by Medicare.

A company uses false information to mislead you into joining a Medicare plan.

Read complete Medicare article on Preventing Medicare Fraud and Abuse

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June 17, 2013 - Chilly body language is evident, as President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013.

June 14, 2013 - Lightning strikes the Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, in downtown Chicago on June 12, 2013. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes moved into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest on Wednesday.

June 11, 2013 - A group of Munduruku Indians carrying bows and arrows occupied the headquarters of Brazil's Indian affairs bureau on Monday. The Indians from the Amazon Basin are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the huge Belo Monte hydroelectric project, on the Xingu, Teles Pires and Tapajos rivers, which is aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity.

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TODAY'S IMPORTANT NUMBERS - Monday June 17, 2013 ***********************************************************

The Gross National Debt

January 2001 the national debt was $5,728,195,796,181

January 2009 the national debt was $10,656,877,048,913

* 40% - Americans throw away 40% of food every year, worth $165 Billion. Could feed at least 75,000,000 humans.

* 3 - Most abundant elements in known universe: hydrogen, helium, oxygen. (BBC News, Science and Environment)

* 3,000 - Approximate number of people killed by terrorists on 9/11/2001

* 380,000 - Approximate number of Americans killed BY GUNS, BY EACH OTHER, AT HOME, since 9/11/2001.

* 37 Days - Time it takes for 3,000 Americans to be killed by guns.

* 1 - There is only one way to say RE-COG-NIZE. Reconize does not exist.

* 1 - There is only one way to say NU-CLE-AR. Nucular does not exist.

* #1 offender - Wal-Mart is #1 with employees receiving state-funded health care in every state that released the data.

* 70% - Of all products sold at Wal-Mart are imported from China, the largest Communist country in the world.

* 17.4 million. American homes that have difficulty putting food on the table every day.

* 46 million - Americans living in poverty.

* 40 - American billionaires who have agreed to donate half their fortunes to charity

* 85% - Seniors who already receive Social Security benefits electronically (no paper check)

* 25 million $$ - Amount Sarah Palin has "cashed in on" since her 15 minutes of fame. So much for so little.

* 10,000 - Number of boomers who begin collecting Social Security every day

* All but 4 - Number of Republican Representatives who voted to end Medicare with a voucher instead in 2011.

* 0 - Number of Democrats who voted to end Medicare with a voucher instead.

* 3,000,000 - Soft drink vending machines in the U.S. One for every 100 people.

* 237 - Miles the average European walks per year

* 87 - Miles the average American walks per year

* 87 - Number of Americans who die from a gun EVERY DAY.

* 27% - Gift cards never redeemed in the U.S.. Over $8 Billion worth of gift cards were never used from 2006.

* $700 - $1000 per MONTH. Amount Medicare Advantage insurers are paid by Medicare for your care.

* $772,000,000 - Amount AARP was paid by health insurance companies in 2008. Beware their opinions on this subject.

* $15,000-plus - Average 2011 cost for an employer-based family health insurance policy

* 2.1 - USA spends $2.1 trillion/year on health care. Double per person spent in any other country.

* 45 million - # of Americans on government-run health insurance - It's called Medicare! It works...very well!

* 47 - years Medicare has served the needs of America's Seniors - July 30, 2012 > 47th birthday

* 43rd - U.S. life expectancy - 42 nations are higher. We wonder why this is so.

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ARE YOU FALLING INTO THE DOUGHNUT HOLE?

**15 ways to survive a fall into that dreaded abyss**

June 17, 2013

Yes, Part "D" is a bizarre system, crafted by a slight-of-hand Congress, mostly written by the drug and insurance companies. Yes it can be overwhelming to the Senior who needs more than a minimal amount of medication each year. But do not despair. There are specific things you can do today to survive this convoluted program, and the doughnut hole at its center. Read Complete Article

Also, what you do today can slow, or prevent, a fall into the doughnut (donut) hole. See: Surviving Medicare Part "D".

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MANY ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME SENIORS NOT APPLYING FOR PART D SUBSIDY

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Congressional Budget Office have estimated, respectively, that about 2.6 million to over 4 million individuals who may qualify for the Medicare prescription drug low-income subsidy are not receiving it. Various barriers, such as reluctance to disclose personal financial information or lack of knowledge of the subsidy, may prevent potentially eligible Medicare beneficiaries from applying for the subsidy. To view the highlights of the report, go to: http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08812thigh.pdf.

To see if you qualify, or to apply, go to: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp/

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