Social Security issues

 

Social Security goes up a big 2.5% (about $20 bucks per month) and with that increase so does a senior citizen's rent by approximately $20 a month.  So that means no true relief for the person at all. Then you calculate food costs that are constantly rising and making food basically unattainable for the senior citizen making it impossible not to go on Food Stamps to survive. Throw in the fact that the government who just gave them the measly 2.5% increase in social security further disrespected and slapped them in the face as the government decided to reduce the food stamps based on the increase in social security, not taking into account the rent just went up. Talk about a slap in the face and utter disrespect to the person trying to survive. 

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Phoenix University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week.