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RE: Confessions Of A Grocery Cart Snoop

in #food7 years ago

Wonderful article! Yes, it's a struggle for many seniors, these days...and with what's coming down the pipeline, it's only going to become harder. Many seniors, like myself, are blessed to own our homes, but the ever increasing property taxes will, annually, take a larger and larger bite out of the monthly budget. Couple that with increasing insurance costs, and that's pretty much a person's allowable healthy food budget. After doctors, medicines, utilities, there's often not much left. It's pathetic that in this day and age, so many still go hungry!

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This is a crazy world @mamajeani, the priorities are so mixed up. It costs a lot of money to simply wake up and get up out of bed each morning. The Canadian government just took two months of pension from my dad, for no good reason. They have savings and can manage just fine but many of their friends don't eat when things like this happen. There won't be a pension for my generation I am sure of it but I don't think anyone is realizing this yet. Our plan is to count on nothing from anyone.

On a positive note: I have convinced my parents to grow some food and this year they are finally doing it!