The prosperity of a country is in accordance with its treatment of the aged.
In the high-income English-speaking world, the elderly get treated very well indeed.
At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody.
Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.
I wouldn't say they're neglected, but everybody is going to grow old and we should be looking after the older generation more than we do at the moment.
Social security has enabled people to retire with dignity and overwhelmingly not be in poverty. We have to keep it solvent.
I do not believe that older Americans should be forced to live out their lives in poverty, their tiny savings destroyed by illness. Dependent upon their relatives. Feeling unwanted by their country.
I don't like to see people on trolleys in hospitals; I don't like to see old people sitting in chairs for hours.
When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count on Social Security. Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
No greater tragedy exists in modern civilization than the aged, worn-out worker who after a life of ceaseless effort and useful productivity must look forward for his declining years to a poorhouse. A modern social consciousness demands a more humane and efficient arrangement.
A program that saves young people produces more welfare than one that saves old people.
Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.
How about no income tax at all on people over 65? People would continue working, remain healthier, not be an economic and social drain on society. Then the elderly would also have more disposable income to help charitable activities.
Democrats like to picture us as pushing grandmother over the cliff or throwing someone under the bus. In either one of those scenarios, at least the senior has a chance to survive.
