What is your vision for old poor people?
Mine is that they are old and have poor vision
Last time I checked the Constitution, I don't remember reading the national government had a requirement or power to take care of 'old poor people'. Well that is unless you are a liberal and read 'promote the general welfare' as establish a welfare state that the citizens of the respective states must pay for. For 140 years prior to 1935, somehow the issue never arose but now even 'conservatives' expect it as some sort of entitlement. That's a grand vision right there. LBJ and FDR are applauding..
And as not to complain without providing an answer or solution, I would submit that it is already there. Again Federalist #45 comes into play (as it has already during the debacle in Florida a few weeks back). Madison was clear about this. I would imagine getting old falls under the 'ordinary course of affairs' of a citizen of a respective state doesn't it?
"What is your vision for old poor people?"
There are some youngsters here on Free Republic who have little or no vision beyond next month, I'm afraid. They cannot envision themselves being old, and don't really care about anyone other than themselves and their present needs.
Some are "end-times" folks who don't believe they'll even be around when they're old. Some are libertarians who believe that anyone who has not saved $1million for retirement deserves to live in poverty.
There are lots of reasons that the plight of the elderly does not matter to these folks.
Social Security is in a huge mess. It needs to be fixed. So far, I haven't seen a plan that fixes it...not even close.