Definitely not Republicans. They are trying to kill Social Security and Medicare. At least Dems are trying to fight to stop them. Republicans are throwing America's elderly and disabled under the bus.

Anonymous wrote:Elon: “Why are you not dead yet?”

Also Elon: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.”

Screw those old people!

Elon: “Why are you not dead yet?”

Anonymous wrote:With presidents, congress and senate leaders, and many other in their late 70's, one would assume some empathy for retired senior citizens and elderly.

They don’t need the social security money. They have six figure pensions and the money from inside stock markets trading

They keep trying to cut Medicare Advantage.

Since Obama, this is third presidency with people over 70 in power. If not now then when?

With presidents, congress and senate leaders, and many other in their late 70's, one would assume some empathy for retired senior citizens and elderly.

Agree that this is AARP’s job, but they have not been very out front and vocal about it so far.

The AARP is, but at the pace of a normal year.
They need to be more radical. Like suing DOGE for their closure of Soc Security field offices? Underwriting ads in red states, that feature Martin OMalley. He is the former head of Soc Security and testifies convincingly that Musk is 90% of the way to breaking that agency.

The dead

Is it helping senior citizens to have other senior citizens in top government offices? Should they expect better advocacy and favorable policies to make life easier for elderly?