[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Kill this program and let private charities take care of this. How did the elderly survive during the good old days of the 1800s?

Who's going to be Kohl's sacrifical lamb this year for the Senate race?

[conservative physics]

I hate social programs as much as the next guy, but I suggest we stop giving billions away to foreign governments before we stop giving it to our own people.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Who's going to be Kohl's sacrifical lamb this year for the Senate race?"

I haven't heard a peep. :(

[massgopguy]

They didn't. Everybody died in the 1800's. Oh wait, how does that explain us being here?

[jdm]

"How did the elderly survive during the good old days of the 1800s?"

But, but, but, back then people didn't have cell phones, satellite TV and so on. Everyone today NEEDS these things. I mean, they're ENTITLED to them. /s

[calex59]

How did the elderly survive during the good old days of the 1800s?

Back then people took care of their relatives, mom and/or dad lived with their children. That is why they had so many back then, so they could share the burden of taking care of the old folks. You could afford a house that was big enough to put the folks up because you weren't taxed out of it. Lot's of things need to change if we go back to the way things should be.