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Post by tigercpa on Feb 19, 2024 16:14:48 GMT
Back in the early 1900s, elderly poverty was fairly common, hence, the creation of social security.
Even so, before social security and medicare, people saved money, got by by living within their means, and having family and churches help out when needed.
Then, elderly poverty became rare. But now, it's making a comeback, as rising costs and shrinking benefits have squeezed many elderly citizens again.
The questions then become, what do we do about it now?
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Post by EvilVodka on Feb 19, 2024 18:38:08 GMT
Back in the early 1900s, elderly poverty was fairly common, hence, the creation of social security. Even so, before social security and medicare, people saved money, got by by living within their means, and having family and churches help out when needed. Then, elderly poverty became rare. But now, it's making a comeback, as rising costs and shrinking benefits have squeezed many elderly citizens again. The questions then become, what do we do about it now? We look at a map and see where its happening
And I think people should put pressure on their state representatives. I don't expect much as far as a federal response.
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Post by Bevo on Feb 19, 2024 23:42:53 GMT
I see a LOT of elderly people (including me, I guess...) in Las Vegas.
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Post by tigercpa on Feb 20, 2024 12:20:05 GMT
Inflation has forced many elderly back to work as well.
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