I was told the other day that my blogs are too long. Okay, that's an opinion, and I value most people's opinions. I will be the first to admit I'm wordy. That's sort of the bane of the writer, not being able to stop, or we wouldn't need editors, now would we? BUT, in the spirit of brevity, at least this time, I will keep this short.
The fate of Social Security, Disability and Medicare is being decided by people who have so much money that they have no real need for any of these things. Of course, your average Congressman, upon retiring, WILL take advantage of ANY and ALL perks available, as will all the other obscenely rich (due in large part to the giant raises they constantly give themselves, and other nice amenities)... The point is, people who won't NEED these things and have NO concept of HAVING to NEED them are deciding the fates of those of us who DO. I live on the rim of poverty most of the time, and I can't afford to lose any more benefits, and I know others like me who will end up on the streets, literally, if these people aren't stopped. This is the optimal occasion for the "walk a mile in my shoes" speech.
My question for today is : Should rich people be the ones to exclusively decide what is to happen to the rest of us?
Please, seriously think about this.
Dragonfly
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