We're older than we used to be, especially in these states - Virginia Mercury

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2. When it was clear

my Mom had dementia and couldn't stay alone any longer (even with my Sis and I changing out staying with her), I discovered just how bad Brownback had wrecked the benefits, entitlements, and state assistance to the elderly. My sis kept coming up with programs that had been available and helped my grandmother when cancer left her needing help. Each one she mentioned, I'd get online to check it out, only to find out it had been stripped, disabled, or completely eliminated by Brownback, Moran, and the rest of Brownback's legislative regiment. Or should I call it the Koch Family's regiment? That's who they were in bed with, most of the time.

Now hubby and I are at the age and physical problem level where we could use some help. Even with a Democratic governor, we still have Brownback's legislative and judicial regime. And any help hubby and I get will be via friends, grandkids, or just forget about it. So far, we've chosen the last. A lot of the "forget about it" as far as house improvements, cleaning, yardwork, etc., are concerned. No money to hire out for help, and nothing available like it was to my grandma and grandpa.

My daughter, I figure, is going to have far less than we even have now. She has 20 years to try to make it better. My sis is less than a decade away from retiring, and needing to badly because of health reasons. So far, she's just plain stuck, and figuring the R's will have destroyed Social Security before she can ever retire.