[relictele]

I try to maintain respect for my elders but ‘the greatest generation’ has slipped badly in my estimation due to their Social Security monomania that keeps people like Jay Rockefeller in office.

It may be untoward to ask but I’ll do it anyway. Seniors have been on this earth for 60, 70, 80 years. At any point during those long decades did these seniors decide to provide for themselves during and after their working years? Isn’t all the moaning about ‘fixed incomes’ a euphemism for ‘we didn’t save for our retirement and must live hand to mouth courtesy of Uncle Sam’s monthly checks’?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

The answer to your question is yes, as far as I am concerned. I have to note though, that although I live in a rural area in a state that is quite often thought of as backwards, I know lots of senior citizens that are making it just fine because they were raised knowing how to provide for themselves without government dependence. Get into the cities and you have a whole different scenario.