How Trump Makes my Life More Difficult at 80
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Donald Trump is a disaster for all 340 million Americans. If you are supportive of his “America,” you are one of nation’s 22 million millionaires or 989 billionaires. The rest of us live in his version of hell. First of all, whoever created the term, “the golden years,” was full of shit. You have to be mentally tough to survive beyond the age of 75. Personally, the only part of “me” which has not begun to rapidly deteriorate is my mind. I’m thankful for that. However, I can’t stand or walk, my eyesight becomes worse every day, I have become clumsy, and all of this combined is the reason I occasionally act like an angry, feeble old man. This is America, and one issue above all makes life extremely difficult for me and my incredible bride of 31 years: we are expected to survive on a meager, fixed income. The value of all individuals in America is judged by their income, the money they have in their bank accounts, and nothing else. The national motto has become “pr...