The U.S. is currently rated 30th in life expectancy. Now compare that to Canada, rated 10th and the U.K. which is 26th. The Republicans have been trying this new scare tactic that Canada and the U.K. won’t take care of their seniors, and equate it to euthanizing them. If that’s the case then why do […]
So yesterday was the big day to switch to digital television. Estimates have it at over 2 million who were left without television following the switch. I just wonder how many are left with television, but much less television. Let me explain. I live in the country between Dayton and Cincinnati. I am right on […]
Last night Bush gave his farewell address and during it he gave himself an awful lot of pats on the back. Here’s one part that really got me: A new Medicare prescription drug benefit is bringing peace of mind to seniors and the disabled. Really? Someone should have told the seniors and disabled about this […]
A local group that works with seniors and the poor is holding a meeting about help they can receive and what can be done. The group has invited the Obama and McCain camps to attend for a Q&A. The Obama camp is sending someone, no questions asked. The McCain camp won’t even consider it, unless […]
This is a pretty amazing story. Olive Riley of South Wales, Australia, was considered the world’s oldest blogger. She died at the age of 108. I wish we had more seniors blogging and sharing their life experiences. It would really open our eyes to more in the world.
8:08 – Opening on the economy. HRC: Wants to invest in green technologies to create jobs. Bush’s rebate plan will leave 50-60 million people out. She did highlight that includes seniors on social security and their expenses have gone up more than their income. BO: Starts with quoting MLK. GWB has skewed our tax code […]
Why do they hate our seniors? The Senate blocked legislation on Wednesday that would let the government negotiate Medicare drug prices. Democrats couldn’t muster the 60 votes needed to bring the bill up for a vote. Under the Medicare drug benefit, private insurance plans negotiate with drug makers over the price of medicine for their […]
This is how the Republican’s manage our government: The federal government erroneously has reimbursed about 230,000 Medicare recipients for monthly premiums they paid this year for prescription drug coverage. For many, the checks — totaling nearly $50 million — have already arrived. The refund will undoubtedly cause confusion, particularly because it comes with a letter […]
Historically voter turn out has decreased every year in our country. Mid-term elections have taken even a harder hit on participation then presidential elections. So why should this year be any different? Well first off, the last time there was a spike in a mid-term election turn out was in 1994, when the Republicans had […]
Boehner beat out blunt for the job. It is kind of an interesting shake up to the Republican leadership in Congress but I don’t trust Boehner nor like him. This guy’s office very nastily refused to send someone to a meeting last week of seniors with questions regarding the new Medicare-D debacle. Shows how much […]