tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post2825683891559791523..comments2024-03-28T05:14:44.500-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: 10 Things the New Census Says About SeniorsTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-7765828729268565042021-10-04T02:15:19.077-04:002021-10-04T02:15:19.077-04:00Hello everyone on here my name is Fumo Sadiku livi... Hello everyone on here my name is Fumo Sadiku living in Malindi City Kenyan I want to tell a little more about a good hearted man called Mr Pedro working with funding service as loan officer, Mr Pedro helped me get a loan of 37,115,225.00 Shillings on my trying time trying to get back on my feet to raise my business I know there are some of you here who are in financial difficulties to talk to Mr Pedro pedroloanss@gmail.com I'm so glad for what he did for me and for his Bank accountant as well Accountant Hernandez Lucas Thank you very much for your work well done. Fumo Sadikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348857782425553333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14558717025518376522021-09-20T12:25:01.535-04:002021-09-20T12:25:01.535-04:00I'm surprised about the fact that less than 10...I'm surprised about the fact that less than 10% of seniors live below the poverty line, but I live in Los Angeles, where it's not only expensive but also ethnically diverse. I guess it all depends on where you live.Rebecca Olkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136102257837831028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-56269278673644600262021-09-20T09:25:26.461-04:002021-09-20T09:25:26.461-04:00I'm surprised more women are obese. I always t...I'm surprised more women are obese. I always thought women took better care of themselves. So much for that theory! interesting statistics.Laurie Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065425057896134350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-51944122517922592412021-09-20T07:43:05.562-04:002021-09-20T07:43:05.562-04:00This was a very interesting post. I somehow am fi...This was a very interesting post. I somehow am fixated, though, on the obesity numbers. So, 40%+ of American women are considered obese. According to my doctor, I am one of them. But when I purchase clothing, I fit into size Medium, and I am definitely one of the smaller people I see when I'm out and about. Much like the blood pressure numbers, where the powers that be keep shifting to a lower and lower number to be the optimum, I think they keep recalculating the obesity numbers. I realize they do this to keep us on a path to better health, but I find it demoralizing.<br />NinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-58322817103844621442021-09-19T10:28:37.383-04:002021-09-19T10:28:37.383-04:00Kevin, I agree there's something real -- it...Kevin, I agree there's something real -- it's not just a saying -- about contributing to a cause that is important to you. It's good to volunteer, but maybe even better to get paid since it's a tangible acknowledgement of your contribution.<br />Doug, I think most people who work at the grocery store do it because they need the money. But I have one friend who is a checkout clerk at Acme ... not because he needs the money but because he likes to talk to people and be a part of the community. I also know someone who seems reasonably well-off and who works part-time at an amazon warehouse. Why, I don't know.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-89382082861774990372021-09-19T08:37:26.999-04:002021-09-19T08:37:26.999-04:00Dick Klade, thanks for sharing that personal memor...Dick Klade, thanks for sharing that personal memory. Looking at grocery stores from another angle, I just noticed at the market yesterday that every employee in the produce dept was a senior citizen; I don't know why I didn't notice that before.ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-7316288865546063912021-09-19T06:02:49.549-04:002021-09-19T06:02:49.549-04:00Kay, i was sort of wondering about that, because t...Kay, i was sort of wondering about that, because throughout last winter that 1 in 500 sounded around the national CDC stats. Still, 1/5 of 1% doesn't sound like much of a need to shut out people from their jobs. But anyway, what does need to be done is: people who are sick, covid or not, need to stay home and away from other people. Unfortunately that's not always possible - some bosses are petty tyrants.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009191540139452049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-48398989689268120732021-09-19T05:45:25.531-04:002021-09-19T05:45:25.531-04:00Olga, life is risky, but we can't sacrifice li...Olga, life is risky, but we can't sacrifice livelihoods of the young and healthy majority, because of a few in their dottage.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009191540139452049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-23967486296797260032021-09-19T02:15:37.657-04:002021-09-19T02:15:37.657-04:00ApacheDug--In the early 1950's I was in high s...ApacheDug--In the early 1950's I was in high school and worked summers and part-time when school was in session in a small-town supermarket. I clearly recall seeing a senior couple who visited weekly taking pet food off the shelves and little else. People living on pet food was a fact, not conjecture.<br />Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-10335223715967848972021-09-18T22:13:46.492-04:002021-09-18T22:13:46.492-04:00I was not clear in my comment, Sue. 1 in 500 of th...I was not clear in my comment, Sue. 1 in 500 of the U.S. population has died of COVID, not Hawaii. I think the high number is there especially because of the southern states and Texas. We're almost at the Crisis Care stage here in Hawaii like a lot of areas, but our death rate is not like the southern states.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-4450212862483281812021-09-18T20:23:22.363-04:002021-09-18T20:23:22.363-04:00Tom, about seniors working...I've got plenty o...Tom, about seniors working...I've got plenty of money but there's something wonderul about continuing to contribute to those business efforts and causes that matter to me. Some of them pay, most don't. I don't care so much about the income but really do care about what they do and how they add to our community. It's great to stay in the fight.<br />Kevin in Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-46641959777550257272021-09-18T19:21:44.962-04:002021-09-18T19:21:44.962-04:00So 660,000 lives just don't matter because it&...So 660,000 lives just don't matter because it's such a small percent?Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-53674660509329584012021-09-18T18:52:50.223-04:002021-09-18T18:52:50.223-04:00Tom it makes sense that the professionals would co...Tom it makes sense that the professionals would continue to work into their 79’s. I haven’t found statistics yet comparing the percent of men vs women in poverty, but find the research interesting. Thank you for posting this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-59440075126693197702021-09-18T17:55:49.101-04:002021-09-18T17:55:49.101-04:00Dear Kay, from what i heard Hawaii was having a re...Dear Kay, from what i heard Hawaii was having a real problem with covid. While i don't exactly trust the news, the 1 out of 500 death rate - if that figure is not inflated - means that a person living in Hawaii has 1/5 of 1% chance of dying from covid. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009191540139452049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-43663515344898709942021-09-18T16:53:52.505-04:002021-09-18T16:53:52.505-04:00Gee, I'm surprised Hawaii didn't have the ...Gee, I'm surprised Hawaii didn't have the oldest population. They're saying that 1 in 500 people have died of COVID. So our population could be dropping a bit too.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-44810898743298950042021-09-18T13:31:14.823-04:002021-09-18T13:31:14.823-04:00Another very interesting post,Tom. I could see Fl...Another very interesting post,Tom. I could see Florida leading but Maine, I had no idea. Thanks for sharing.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-29490781003818757342021-09-18T12:24:43.104-04:002021-09-18T12:24:43.104-04:00Mary -- I don't know of any statistics, but fr...Mary -- I don't know of any statistics, but from my observations it seems the very-well-off and the very poor are the ones who keep working. Professionals like lawyers, doctors, financial experts have cushy jobs and don't want to give them up, and so they keep working into their 70s. Middle management, blue collar workers and government employees (inclu. teachers) are sick and tired of their jobs, but have good pensions and some savings and decent SS benefits, and are happy to retire. The poor are probably sick and tired of working, too, but they have no pension or savings, and paltry SS, and so they are working at Home Depot or Amazon or your local grocery store. A generalization, of course.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-79109202419599312972021-09-18T11:48:09.063-04:002021-09-18T11:48:09.063-04:00Those senior women living in poverty though - from...Those senior women living in poverty though - from the work I've done on this issue they number 600,000 in Canada, not insignificant. I wonder what that would translate to in your US stats Tom?<br /><br />Many work here, if able, though often have to quite due to health issues. Many in service industry jobs as they are unqualified for anything else. <br /><br />If I had to rely on my pension and OAS (social security) I could not survive, I don't know how others do it and when I am healthy I fight for their rights as contributing citizens with the unpaid labour of their child-bearing years.<br /><br />We have a high percentage of Senior citizens in this province, far more than the norm, with many living hand to mouth. It enrages me.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-78173966420867763712021-09-18T11:02:12.729-04:002021-09-18T11:02:12.729-04:00I wonder if there is a connection between the low ...I wonder if there is a connection between the low poverty level percentage and the number of seniors that are still working? Do they need to keep working during their ‘golden years’ to stay out of poverty? Are there any statistics on the gender of those living in poverty? I’ll have to check that out since I suspect the poverty rate will be higher for women. I clearly remember the pressure from my boss telling me I needed to quit my job so a man could have the job. Of course it is that pension that now keeps me out of poverty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14746759660950157072021-09-18T10:14:17.728-04:002021-09-18T10:14:17.728-04:00Less than 10% of seniors live below the poverty li...Less than 10% of seniors live below the poverty line; that's amazing. I remember as a kid, seeing news stories all the time of senior citizens living in poverty, living on pet food, etc. (I always wondered how true those pet food stories were.) Anyway, love the stats Tom. It looks like Boomers will soon be taking over--take that, you "okay Boomer" millennials!ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.com