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Where’s the Groundswell for the Ryan Plan Medicare Revamp?

Personally, I love Medicare just the way it is in terms of the benefits conferred on me as a senior. Philosophically, I'm upset at the scary rate of rising medical costs. So, it seems to me that any restructuring of Medicare should first attack costs of care before concluding that vulnerable recipients should be soaked more in premiums or the program privatized.

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Posted by Robert on May 11th 2012 | Filed in Elder Care | Comments (0)

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Robert Hello. I'm Robert Knechtel, the fellow opposite with the silver (not gray!) hair.

In a limited sense, AgeNotes.Com is my personal blog. But, I'd prefer it to operate as a platform for wide ranging discussion of all things relating to the adventure of growing older. Some emphasis will be placed, as well, on how the current explosion of an aging humanity is shaping life around the globe. Please explore more at About AgeNotes.Com.

One in Seven Seniors Face Hunger in America

Meals On Wheels, the nonprofit that delivers meals to the homebound has released a report, Senior Hunger in America 2010: An Annual Report, revealing that 8.3 million seniors in the U.S. were threatened with hunger in 2010. This is an increase of 78% since 2001.

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Posted by Robert on May 4th 2012 | Filed in Diseases and Conditions | Comments (0)

DIY (Do It Yourself) Financial Retirement Planning Guide and Tips on How to Develop Your Debt Management Skills

By having a unemployment rate near record highs because of the ongoing economical calamity, it has now become more vital than in the past to enhance your money management skills and to establish a financial retirement planning guide which can lead you on a pathway to financial security while in these troubled times. Now, one can find many financial planners (predominantly the ones who are commission based) who will make an effort to convince you that managing money may be very complex and that you have to hire a financial expert to manage your money. Well, I am here to tell you that that is definitely not the case and to don’t believe that for a second. The only reason why financial professionals advise you that managing your money is complex, is for the most part because they have got an agenda, and that agenda is to get you to purchase their financial products and services. Hence, in order to help you during these very unpleasant economical times, we have developed a do it yourself (DIY) financial retirement planning guide. So lets get started.

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Posted by Robert on Jan 30th 2012 | Filed in Retirement | Comments (0)

A Financial Consultant Could Be Your Best Gift to Yourself

There are lots of options by which you'll be able to strategy for your nationwide retirement solutions. The very first step in making the right moves is usually the step that entails truly making a strategy which you can adhere to as a family. A lot of people focus too much on the now or too much on the later and have a great deal of difficulty when it comes to creating a happy medium for investing and saving.

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Posted by Robert on Jan 26th 2012 | Filed in Retirement | Comments (0)

Great Benefits From Self-Employed Retirement Plans

Over the past one or two years, many corporations all around the planet have shed millions of jobs, having an impact on the economy. Others settled on self employment since the competition for landing a job has become harder. In addition to that, self employed retirement plans has additionally started to become a trend for many individuals. One of the benefits of self employment is that you're your own manager and there are no subordinates to drag you down. You earn precisely what you worked for without the hassle of being under somebody else.

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Posted by Robert on Dec 31st 2011 | Filed in Retirement | Comments (0)

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