Seniors Need More Than A $250 Pick-Me-Up by Christopher N. Malagisi October 22, 2009
Posted on : Oct-Thu-2009 | By : dtager | In : Uncategorized
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By Christopher N. Malagisi
Last week, President Obama announced an initiative to give $250 to each Social Security recipient. He stated this would make up for the lack of a cost-of-living increase in Social Security checks next year, but a congressional estimate put the price tag at $14 billion. While it seems like a noble effort, there must be a minimal level of healthy skepticism in regards to its curious timing: We are funding a new government initiative when our federal deficit is reaching new heights.
I, like many young Americans, have living grandparents in their late 80s — and I certainly want the best for them. When the holiday season approaches, in predictable fashion, they insist they need nothing — what would my sister and I like instead? Read full article!
