Why? Because food prices climbed 3.9% in a single month, due in part to vegetable costs jumping by 50% along with higher distribution costs resulting from soaring gasoline prices. Petroleum price hikes are also responsible for higher prices for many products purchased by those 65+ as well as anyone on fixed incomes.
The wholesale price of [...]
Pre-boomers (those born between 1930 and 1945) may consider circling the wagons, because our generation, now known as New Seniors, is under attack. Have you noticed? It’s mainly below the radar. But, it’s there. The subtle, almost subliminal, message is, “Programs for those 65+ are too expensive, will add to the deficit and ultimately be [...]
Congressman, Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) recently announced he will introduce a bill designed to create a million jobs for unemployed workers by allowing people who have reached 60 to take early retirement. The question is, how can adding to the growing roles of those on Social Security and other government-run/taxpayer-funded programs possibly be good for the [...]
An ancient proverb says, “May you live in interesting times.” Is this a curse or a blessing or a paradoxical statement to cause one to think about the times they are living in a decide what actions to take in order to have peace in their lives? I submit an overwhelming percentage of Americans will [...]
The spirit of Christmas seems to have changed over the recent decades. It was just 60 years ago when Americans were building homes, buying cars and watching TV as if they couldn’t get enough of things not even dreamed of during the great depression and the world war that followed. The country was making up [...]
