The CBS Evening News included a story on Friday night about a college-educated retiree who is on food stamps in Pennsylvania after losing his job. Here's his quote:
There seems to be the current bait and switch game being played by candidates for President. Want to show you are tough on deficit spending? Just keep moving the goal line for seniors. Social Security at 64? Nah, let's make it 68. Medicare at 65? Nah, let's make it 69. or 75.
Alabama has among the highest food stamp rate in the country. The number of people receiving that assistance increased by about 6,000 between October and November of last year...the total is now approaching 1-Million, a significant number in a state with just 4.6 Million people.
About 14% of poor Alabamians are over 64 years of age.
"These politicians are scaring the daylights out of me and I am sure other seniors. What's going to happen if they decide that I cannot go on Medicare until I am 68? Where is it all going to stop?"
There seems to be the current bait and switch game being played by candidates for President. Want to show you are tough on deficit spending? Just keep moving the goal line for seniors. Social Security at 64? Nah, let's make it 68. Medicare at 65? Nah, let's make it 69. or 75.
About 14% of poor Alabamians are over 64 years of age.
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