One day while at the grocery store, there was a elderly man in a wheelchair there, with a small coin purse in his palm, and I asked him if I could be of any help to him, and he said, "Well, I was going to buy myself a $3.29 chinese plate from the deli, but I just picked up my medicine, and I haven't even bought my disposable diapers yet, and so I guess I'm done." The look of despair, and shock in his eyes made my heart literally hurt (extreme heartache) for him. I wheeled him to the chinese deli, and bought he and myself that plate he wanted, and shared it together. Then, I spoke to the Mgr of the grocery store, and pleaded with him to allow the man to get his disposable diapers he needed, and so the mgr took the man to the isle, and got him what he needed. I've never forgotton that. I've witnessed many senior citizens since then when they are attempting to get their meds, or pay rent, buy groceries, gas, or even a $1 birthday card for their grandchildren, they just don't have it. These aren't people who squander their money. These are people, whether senior, or disabled, or living with an illness, and need for the companies (many, many companies could) and and all of us who can help, to help. Please help.

I am on SS because I became disabled; my long-term disability just ran out...so SS is all I have. My investments went down the tubes 4 years ago; now I have less than the 50% I was counting on. So, even if you plan for retirement, you can become disabled and someone in an investment firm or stock market lets you down, well...you might as well learn fast that everything is not fair and you better be prepared. Yes, I pay for insurance - car insurance, supplemental to my Medicare, which I pay $100 just for Medicare A&B, then another $50 for Part D, then a supplemental to that; of course, there is insurance on the condo contents and liability. Just for insurance I pay over $400...then I also pay what Medicare and the supplemental won't pay! When my husband dies, I'll get his SS, but lose mine...and if both of us die NO ONE gets anything - no matter what I have put in, my children will never inherit what I paid into the SS Administration! Just think where the money goes if you die at 65 and have paid in and should receive benefits... zip, zero, nothing - it goes back into the SS pot that they say is going broke! Yes, all of us should get a cost of living increase, and be able to collect all that we put into the fund as an inheritable amount to our heirs!

I live between kids in different states because I could not have enough to live alone with only paying 200 amonth rent. In the end I had to choose between heat in the winter and electricity or food. so I just go between my kids. thank god they love me enough. but is very depressing to look back at 55 years working 60-80 hours a week and more and can't even have a home. then to see the welfare people who choose not to work or work part time to collect the eic at income tax time and 600 a month for food when it is 1 adult and 2 children 9 days a month. I donn't have part b because I am not in 1 state long enough and can't afford insurance. so I do have a burial policy so I can at least die know my kids won't be bankrupt for it. sad when you feel better off dead than alive.