VIEWPOINTS

You know since I've gotten older and lost my wife to cancer almost 15 years ago I find myself looking at things different. For many many years I worried about this and that I thought was important. Like for instance who will be the next senator or better yet the next president. Now I say who cares because when they get elected they have it made. They vote themselves raises and deny benefits for the elderly. They are talking about Social Security and how it won't last much longer. It would last forever if they would pay back the 3 trillion dollars they borrowed, and then keep their hands off of it. Most retired people have a savings nestegg so with their Social Security they can live pretty well. But there are those like me that used all their savings for medical expenses and now are trying to live on Social Security benefits. I don't know about the rest of the country but I have about $125 after bills for the month. That includes Groceries, Gas and Prescriptions that I really can't live without. If I could be a senator for one term ( 6 years) at a bout $125,000 a year plus expenses I could live like a king. The thing is until the government starts worrying about the people in this country first, then the government will be the only ones that enjoy life. Thanks for listening to an old man I wish the government would