benefits & affordable
health care
"Issues that affect Veterans and the elderly
as well as affordable health care have become more
pressing," Austin states. "The crucial services
provided by Togus Veterans Hospital are now imperiled. Social
Security and Veterans benefits need to be protected. Current
proposals to tax retirement income or to exempt it
from taxation should get closer scrutiny so that the
elderly are not harmed. While having a balanced budget is
not a currently a 'hot topic,' I feel that this is the basic
question in good government, just as it is for a family managing
its finances," Joann Austin declares.
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