My very good friend died yesterday at age 64, seven months shy of retirement. She never got to enjoy her much anticipated retirement because she needed the health insurance. Fuck those who want to raise the retirement age to 70 and keep health insurance tied to employment. ????????
02:24 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I’m seeing this very belatedly, Lisa, but what an excellent share to show ppl how truly awful this Repug-attempt is🤬
Sending so many hugs & hope your heart hurts a little less over time🫂
Sending so many hugs & hope your heart hurts a little less over time🫂
10:30 PM - Mar 23, 2024
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I am sorry to hear about your friend. But I think in the minds of too many Americans, paraphrasing a friend, if health care wasn’t tied to employment those *lazy*people would be freeloaders and they work too hard to help those lazy people (lazy was the word they used in their rant)
03:05 PM - Oct 21, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
Absolutely, F them. The priorities of capitalism are laid bear, especially in insurance and medicine where incentives are profit and the human beings are but impediments to those profits, flat out marks in a grift.
02:12 PM - Oct 21, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
Sorry for your loss and you’re correct about health insurance.
01:53 PM - Oct 21, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
A belated sorry for your sad news! My uncle was to begin early retirement when he died of a massive heart attack just after midnight ON his 62nd birthday. He didn't enjoy a minute or a penny of retirement.
I am TOTALLY AGAINST raising the age to 70. In my mid-sixties, I speak from experience.....
I am TOTALLY AGAINST raising the age to 70. In my mid-sixties, I speak from experience.....
12:57 PM - Oct 21, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
Agreed. Some of us who have lost our savings to medical bills will never be able to retire.
12:26 PM - Oct 21, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Fuck the GOP and those greedy assholes wanting to raise the retirement age.
05:25 PM - Aug 30, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
So sorry about your friend, it seems like that is the Republican plan for the elderly
08:05 AM - Aug 29, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
Sorry for your loss.
It is horrible how Republicans keep trying to push back retirement age- and at the same time women over 50 have a helluva time getting hired. Makes. No. Sense.
It is horrible how Republicans keep trying to push back retirement age- and at the same time women over 50 have a helluva time getting hired. Makes. No. Sense.
01:07 AM - Aug 19, 2023
In response to Linda Eisenstein.
Thank you. They are hopelessly out of touch and cruel.
11:57 PM - Aug 19, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
When I read these stories I feel so fortunate to have been able to retire early (USPS), get great health insurance, SS & a pension. I feel so sorry for those who can't enjoy retirement while they are still in good health or at least be able to pay for the care they need. Not right - VOTE BLUE!
01:16 PM - Aug 02, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I’m so sorry for your loss. A lot of us are going to be in the same situation unless this country starts electing lawmakers who care about human needs more than corporate balance sheets.
12:59 PM - Aug 02, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I was ready to retire at 62. Then Bush changed to 66. Took early retirement @ 64. Now they want 70? Tell employers that and see how it goes. Cause how many old people do you see working?
09:34 AM - Apr 01, 2023
In response to Lindsay Marie Watson.
They take bribes & blood money to keep us & the environment sick & then expect us to work.
No one gets healthier after 60. Most people over 50 can't lift their age in weight.
Ageism is real so what exactly are people over 60 supposed to do for work? Stop trying to kill off your grandparents #GOP
No one gets healthier after 60. Most people over 50 can't lift their age in weight.
Ageism is real so what exactly are people over 60 supposed to do for work? Stop trying to kill off your grandparents #GOP
12:47 PM - Aug 02, 2023
In response to Lindsay Marie Watson.
Corporations start purging old employees post 50 years old.
04:22 AM - Dec 02, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I am so sorry for your loss. The retirement age should NOT be increased.
05:05 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
So sorry for your loss.
your friend is a ship's mast, swaying in the wind
she is greenery on top of a mountain
she is a gentle, gurgling sound of a fresh water spring
she is the quiet essence of a red poppy field
she is in her eternal freedom
a position we would never know, until we know
your friend is a ship's mast, swaying in the wind
she is greenery on top of a mountain
she is a gentle, gurgling sound of a fresh water spring
she is the quiet essence of a red poppy field
she is in her eternal freedom
a position we would never know, until we know
03:46 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I'm 35 and I'm fairly certain I'll never retire... and not by choice. At this rate, unless something changes, I figure the retirement age will be raised to like 90 and I'll die at my desk as the world's oldest IT technician/EHR administrator.
03:33 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I need a diagnostic cancer screening & have no insurance. Terrified. I've been fighting for 4 years for SSDI. Paid taxes for 43 years. Married & hubs works so don't qualify for medicaid or charities. The working poor are denied care. The ACA is NOT affordable!!
03:28 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Debra Carter.
It boggles my mind that we are the only industrialized nation that can’t take care of its people. But hey, corporations and billionaires are well protected. I hope you are able to get the care you need ❤️
03:59 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Debra Carter.
The working poor are the ones who suffer the most under our current health care / insurance system. I worked in patient accounts in a medical facility. I know how grossly unfair it is.
12:56 PM - Aug 02, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
Yup... I feel ya! Very good friend is now battling cancer... 1yr shy of retirement... chemo started last month.. we know nothing at this point. Just rotten how they have to pay for insurance & she can't do her work. Great system we got going here!
Coworker sick, his Meds 14k & 15k a month. Really?
Coworker sick, his Meds 14k & 15k a month. Really?
03:25 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Peter Piscitello.
But the pharmaceutical companies, the insurance companies and the health care company directors will still make millions. Borders on criminal.
04:02 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I am so very sorry for your heartbreaking loss. Healthcare must become a right, and not be tied to your employment status.
03:20 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
So sorry to hear about your friend.
Not enjoying retirement is a big fear of mine, so we’re planning to retire at 62 no matter what.
Not enjoying retirement is a big fear of mine, so we’re planning to retire at 62 no matter what.
03:15 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
First, I am sorry for the loss of your dear friend. I'm wishing you a peaceful heart filled with good memories of your times together. ???? Second, I agree that they should not raise the retirement age. They should not tax benefits. Remove salary cap & gov't restore funds taken from SS over years.
03:14 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
That's terrible. I'm so sorry. Honestly, the median retirement age in this country should be lower--like 60. And people should be eligible to get their social security/Medicare at that age.
03:03 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
I'm so sorry for your loss. The Republican version of SS and healthcare is so cynical it makes my stomach lurch.
02:53 PM - Feb 12, 2023
In response to Lisa Hibb.
First of all,I am sorry for your loss and the times you won't get to spend together. Second, there is no excuse for a civilized society to not have affordable or free health insurance for all members of that society.
02:51 PM - Feb 12, 2023
