Who is there to help the elderly people in the United States when they can no longer help themselves? As individuals get older they can no longer work or drive themselves to where they need to go. The government then steps in with benefits to help them. There nothing more upsetting than seeing an elderly person that cannot help themselves. There are many kinds of benefits to help the elderly community. Benefits started as early as the 1920s. Benefits weren't much back then but they are slowing over the years getting better and getting more for the elderly. Will there be more benefits for the elderly in the future or will there be even fewer benefits?
Elderly Americans 65 and older depend on their social security for ninety percent of their …show more content…
Elderly get to old or sick to drive themselves then they can't work, so how are they to pay for their medication or to see a doctor or even get to the doctor? They get social security to help with any medical care they need. The elderly people have worked their whole life they deserve a little bit of assistance. People have concerns about giving the elderly social security and other benefits because it just prolongs their life. These elderly people that we are prolonging their lives are other people's loved ones. We need to educate ourselves on their benefits. Here is some information on elderly benefits and what types they are offered like Social Security, Medicare, and …show more content…
These benefits don't play a huge part in our American deficit so we could be doing a little more for these individuals. Medicare insurance could do one bundled insurance to any individual over the age of 65 and make it free to them. Medical bills are the one of the most expensive bills for an elderly American so the Medicare benefit is a tremendous help for them. Along with everything, they still have to provide for themselves all the benefits they can get will help out in the long run, because even if you're getting older you still have to be able to provide. America is the richest country our government can do more for their
Elderly Americans 65 and older depend on their social security for ninety percent of their …show more content…
Elderly get to old or sick to drive themselves then they can't work, so how are they to pay for their medication or to see a doctor or even get to the doctor? They get social security to help with any medical care they need. The elderly people have worked their whole life they deserve a little bit of assistance. People have concerns about giving the elderly social security and other benefits because it just prolongs their life. These elderly people that we are prolonging their lives are other people's loved ones. We need to educate ourselves on their benefits. Here is some information on elderly benefits and what types they are offered like Social Security, Medicare, and …show more content…
These benefits don't play a huge part in our American deficit so we could be doing a little more for these individuals. Medicare insurance could do one bundled insurance to any individual over the age of 65 and make it free to them. Medical bills are the one of the most expensive bills for an elderly American so the Medicare benefit is a tremendous help for them. Along with everything, they still have to provide for themselves all the benefits they can get will help out in the long run, because even if you're getting older you still have to be able to provide. America is the richest country our government can do more for their