Survey: No Retirement in Sight for Low-Income Seniors

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While the survey results are eye-opening, it is important to note that the survey was conducted on a self-selected group: individuals age 55+, ENROLLED in the program. This survey does not give us the pulse of the "average" 55+ US dweller. While measures of employment are contentious, perhaps we will be able to use published data sets to track changes in poverty status(also contentious) among the "older than 55" set. I fear what will happen is that definitions will change to obfuscate the numbers, as has happened over the years with reports about "unemployment."

anne of MA 9:23AM September 23, 2009

these older people have been regularly lining up to vote for conservatives----as though they do not know why America currently has an economic order that produced a completely broke government TOGETHER WITH a lot of broke people over 50.

Muser of NM 4:03PM September 22, 2009