WYM ModOct 9
Red Painter highlights that the Trump administration plans to restrict Social Security disability access, especially impacting older Americans. This shift could disqualify hundreds of thousands by removing age considerations meant to protect vulnerable folks. A roll-back of safeguards? See the full story by The Washington Post. Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/uh-oh-trump-may-limit-disability-benefits #SocialSecurity #OlderAmericans #VulnerablePopulations
UH OH: Trump May Limit Disability Benefits For Older Americans

Get back to work, Granny.

Crooks and Liars
Denise GDec 29, 2023

More people live alone in nation built for families

Living #alone can be tough in a country built for families. And it can have consequences for mental and physical #health — especially among older Americans.

#loneliness #isolation #mentalhealth #OlderAmericans
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/28/us-adults-seniors-living-alone-marriage-housing

More people live alone in nation built for families

It's a potential problem for older adults.

Axios
U.S. Politics in Real TimeMay 25, 2023

'It's not their money': Older Americans worried debt default means no Social Security

https://abcnews.go.com/US/older-americans-worried-debt-default-means-social-security/story?id=99506742

#ABCNews #SocialSecurityDebt #OlderAmericans #DefaultConcerns #NationalDebtCrisis #RetirementWorries #Politics #News

'It's not their money': Older Americans worried debt default means no Social Security

"It's very stressful, gives me a heart attack," Fred Gurner, 86, told ABC News.

ABC News
Poetry NewsApr 26, 2023

Biden re-runs for
Another four-year term, but
Will age be a factor?

#biden #olderamericans #age #2024election #haiku #poetry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65381555

Older Americans weigh in on Biden's age

The US president is running for re-election in 2024, do people think his age is a problem?

BBC News
Poetry NewsFeb 11, 2023

For older Americans, the pandemic still looms
As the country ignores Covid's festive blooms
While they hunker down low
With nowhere to go
The rest of America has abandoned its plumes

#olderamericans #covid #pandemic #abandoned #limerick #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/health/covid-pandemic-seniors.html

For Older Americans, the Pandemic Is Not Over

Seniors are increasingly left to protect themselves as the rest of the country abandons precautions: “Americans do not agree about the duty to protect others.”

The New York Times