Right…has nothing to do with tax and other government policies that steal from those least able to afford it. I watched as my Mom was denied her husband’s military pension after he passed, because congresscritters changed laws regarding additional contributions AFTER my stepDad retired. I watched as they decided to tax her Social Security benefits because she continued to work, because she needed the income. Your comment is completely clueless and disgusting!
My Step Dad served well over 25 years and died way too young. His heart gave out after all the tours of duty from Korea to Vietnam and Cambodia … only to also have the stress that his wife would not be cared for by a pension he had expected would be paid.
Cathy dropped out or flunked out of law school after two years. She had student loans to pay from undergrad and law school, while bouncing from job to job, which is not a good way to build a career. She then earned a masters degree in public policy when she was in her late 50’s, but could not get a job that reflects her masters degree because she lacked experience in the subject matter (well duh, she spent her career working as a legal secretary, mail clerk, and administrative assistant). She apparently lived above her means by spending money she didn’t have using high-interest credit cards, instead of living within her means and investing for retirement. Since she spent the last 25 years on the government payroll, she probably had decent health care and other benefits, including retirement benefits, and as a result, she assumed the government would take care of her as she pissed away any excess money she might have, rather than living within a budget and planning for the future.
I stand by my initial comment.