A Disturbing Look at the New Retirement

[Tom Joad]

And the Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Hell, a lot of them want to do away with them entirely.

http://news.yahoo.com/disturbing-loo...130400189.html

For an increasing number of American workers, traditional retirement no longer exists. They keep working, often in physically challenging jobs, for as long as they possibly can, simply because they have to. In the August issue of Harper's magazine, journalist Jessica Bruder delves into the hidden world of these older, struggling American workers, many of whom live in RVs, frequently moving to the location of their next job opportunity.

Bruder spent three weeks camping on federal land in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and interviewing members of this itinerant community. They told her what it was like to work at Home Depot for $10.50 an hour while struggling to pay for a $600-a-month trailer, and about traveling to find seasonal jobs shipping packages out of Amazon warehouses or picking fruit. "Aging isn't what it used to be," Bruder observes. U.S. News spoke to Bruder about these workers and what retirement means for them. Here is an edited version her responses:

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[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

And the Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Hell, a lot of them want to do away with them entirely.

They don't have to worry now do they?

Hell now I'd bet over 30% of the pet food sold in the USA is consumed by retiree's. Most have to choose now between filling a prescription or paying a utility bill.

Take away their retirements and see just how fast they backpedal.

Barney

[Pio1980]

It goes like this, "I've got mine, fuck you". See avatar.

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[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

It goes like this, "I've got mine sucker, fk you and die!". See avatar.

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Changed it for you.




Barney

[Pio1980]

Manifest destiny in politics, if I can take it from you God meant for me to have it".

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[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

"I've got mine, fuck you"

I know.

That's the Republican Motto.

[piece-itpete]

Yeah, the Dems didn't have anything to do with spending SS. Good luck with that. Maybe add a donkey on there too?

Me, I'm thinking Gravy Train. Cat food is too expensive, and it'll make it' sown gravy.

Pete

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by Oerets

They don't have to worry now do they?

Hell now I'd bet over 30% of the pet food sold in the USA is consumed by retiree's. Most have to choose now between filling a prescription or paying a utility bill.

Take away their retirements and see just how fast they backpedal.

Barney

The utility bill is getting crazy here.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Yeah, the Dems didn't have anything to do with spending SS. Good luck with that. Maybe add a donkey on there too?

Me, I'm thinking Gravy Train. Cat food is too expensive, and it'll make it' sown gravy.

Pete

Instead of trying to divert how about assigning some responsibility for the actions of your homeboys? They are the ones that are trying to dismantle Social Security and Medicare.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

The utility bill is getting crazy here.

That and groceries and medical care.

The stuff you need to survive.

But you can TV's for cheap.