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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Alexandermf who wrote (40305)	9/28/2000 9:34:09 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (3) of 769670

The elderly aren't in pathetic condition. In the aggregate they represent the second wealthiest segment of the population. Stay at any Hyatt and you see the place full of wealthy elderly people. Why do the elderly think they are entitled to a hand out simply because they lived a long time? Young people, working hard to raise a family, don't deserve to be taxed into poverty because the elderly in Florida want a summer and winter home. Means testing these government welfare programs for the elderly should be the least we should do. A large segment of "the greatest generation" is turning into a bunch of piglets sucking on mother America in their final days, expecting the state to take care of them like a bunch of 2 year olds. Most of the elderly are healthy, and living longer with their mental faculties in good shape. Sure, we should take care of the truly needy. But we should also recognize and encourage their families to take care of them too. What we need to do is end the stupid practice of punishing the elderly for working and earning over a certain amount of money every year. Congress helped a couple of years ago when they raised the earnings level from 9K to (I believe) 25K. Far too many of them don't know what to do in their old age except watch T.V. sound bites and worry about their gold coins. Let them work and do whatever they want until they die. Retirement, for far too many, leads to stagnation and despair. I think it's terrific when you're in Florida and you see the elderly working in drug stores interacting with the public. You never know what kind of background they come from. Some may be former CEO's and others captains in the Navy. They have a lot to teach young people, and they can't teach it sitting around a pool complaining about what government program they want next. Michael

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