Retired means someone worked until they retired, and became eligible for SS. Again, retired does not automatically mean broke as jt would have people believe. Yes jt, there are many many retired people who have money. They worked for it, invested to get it, saved to get it, have pensions/retirement plans from businesses to get part of it, inherited some of it.
Pooh, We don't live high on the hog now. We know we will need an income when we're older and unable to work or decide to retire. We give up a lot so we can afford insurance in case one or even both of us, have an illness or health problem. We give up a lot so we can educate our kids so they can earn a living, and again, with the country in the democrats death grip that is iffy too. I can't speak to your circumstance because I have no way of knowing anything about you, but at age 50 I would think you would be have been in a better position than someone younger and just starting out. HOWEVER, if you weren't, and you need help, you should have it. And that takes me back to my first post on the subject.
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Why is it that when people complain about their tax dollars being eaten up by waste, fraud, and moochers, when it is intended to help the needy, do people like john stewart and jt (who has no idea how the business world works) run in and try to make it about corporations? When tax payers complain about moochers and people who work the system to their advantage, why do people like john stewart try to make it look like they are attacking the really needy people, the ones people want to help? When there are needy people in the country, why are we supposed to take on people from other countries and give them what our own people need? Why doesn't john stewart get upset when the government gives a "professor" three million dollars to study african grandmothers? A professor btw, that teaches at the college where michelle obama's brother coaches.
Why are churches allowed to rake in money, pay no taxes on it, and keep it to buy up more land and build bigger churches, while tossing out very few crumbs to the needy?