tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632334.post3850567883272775469..comments2023-09-29T03:16:30.697-07:00Comments on Ursine Logic: How America Treats Its Elderlymishkabearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773879552377804898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632334.post-8377898616378830032007-12-28T13:32:00.000-08:002007-12-28T13:32:00.000-08:00It's a problem that will just get worse in the com...It's a problem that will just get worse in the coming years when you consider that the average social security payment is about 1000 dollars per month.<BR/><BR/>Most of the people I know who worked all their lives and paid into social security are now faced with the prospect of being homeless, hungry, and unable to afford even the most basic of health care.<BR/><BR/>And if they spent most of that life working for themselves or as independent contract employees, temp labor, or freelancers, then it's a good chance they won't even get that since it would have required paying into social security from their own pockets.<BR/><BR/>No matter how you look at it, the threat of America becoming a nation of homeless old people is a very real future nightmare.mishkabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773879552377804898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632334.post-77738227894002213592007-12-28T09:41:00.000-08:002007-12-28T09:41:00.000-08:00Very well written post, and I agree with you that ...Very well written post, and I agree with you that we don't treat our elderly the way they deserve to be treated. The longer I blog, the more stories I read/see and the more research I do the more angry I get at times at the lack of compassion in this country towards those who not only should receive compassion but be protected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com