No increase for Social Security Recipients

My thoughts for today is, seniors in this country don't get the respect that they deserve.  They are the ones who worked hard and help build this nation.  They live on fixed incomes and are not privy to much food stamps.  Tell me what can $16 in food stamps buy? The cost of living is going up all the time and yet they did not increase social security for this year 2016. What's up with that?  Have the people in the government been to the grocery story lately?  A $100 can barely get you enough food to last a week, especially if you have family living with you.  But this is just my thoughts you know!