Fed-up cop says "enough" - tired of seeing starving, poor, struggling elderly

[woo me with science]

34. So many people are in this situation,

and even those who DO have families, often have families that are struggling themselves. This article was about a mother and daughter, for heaven's sake.

I'm glad you and Blanche wrote what you did. People need to hear personal stories and real human voices. Thank you.

The larger issue is that this country has plenty of money to ensure that people don't need to be homeless, or hungry, or go without medicine. If we stopped pouring billions into wars and coddling the rich and corporations in our financial and legal structures, we could easily ensure that no American faces the future with this kind of fear. The Democratic Party used to stand for these values and commitments to people. We need to pull the party back to do that again.

What we are told about not being able to afford basic safety nets is a lie. It is simply a lie. There is tremendous wealth in this country, and where it goes is all about priorities. We have allowed corporate money to flood our government and set the priorities for too long. It's time for that to change.