OT, SocSec

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Butch said,

<<..I totally agree on the vote .. damn shame folks don't get off their

butts and vote. And they need to dig to find the facts .. not just

listen to the spin doctors of this or that party. As for shenanigans

going on in Congress .. that's sorta universal. There are inherent

problems to giving folks power.>>

 

And he is darn right on that.

As much as I like to blame all on Dubya , this one he is only guilty of

coming up with a stupid idea on...

I now live on $1.200,- a month on Soc. Sec., hit the donut hole with

medicare early, which means all meds cost now total retail prize, which

means for the next 3 months I will have $ 300.- a month to live on.

Without a healthy savings account out of my own initiative, I would be

in real bad shape.

Cost of living makes it so hard for people to take that initiative to

save and over 60 % of my friends lost their savings in their IRA during

the crash a few years ago.

We need a savings system for retirement that is free of shysters, free

of manipulators, free of taxes besides what the government cooks up

for us.

Medicare is something that is much more urgent to be revamped. The new

system of prescription D is a unbelievable stupid and with the sky

rocket price of meds a pitfall for Elders. In some respects I am lucky,

I live in a very small town with a thriving Senior Center, they provide

th emeals on wheels and for $3.00 daily you get a real decent meal,

fresh veggies galore, fresh fruit, frsh salads, homemade bread, it could

not get any better in almost any restaurant we have. But there I do see

the Seniors who absolutely can't afford their meds, see the health nurse

who comes to check on them, just sadly shaking their heads, not knowing

what to do.

One has to be 'with it' to hassle for some of it, like knowing the

Doc's that have big cupboards of samples, etc. etc.

Voting is imperative , BUT, if we want to keep our government honest a

revolution has to take place first from the top down this time, no

lobbyist, no big government special favors, special interest groups

wielding huge power. Our forefathers did not envision those things and

they are the rot in this country right now, besides the billions spend

on wars we had no business to be in , which has made the war on terror

only worst and has seriously endangered our constitution .

Having a few more strong parties representing us in Congress might also

help, to truly represent the people.

I figured I can live for about 5 more years, than I seriously have to

sell all assets.

Just my few cents for today.

C-M