Hello, Ed, I’m a senior citizen living alone on a fixed budget, struggling to pay for food and my prescriptions. I can only go out once a week because of the high price of gas. I think the people of the United States should get together and go protest on Washington’s steps, let Bush and Cheney and everyone in Congress know what we’re going through. I don’t know if it was this bad during the Depression; at least people then didn’t suffer as much with medication costs like today. Everyone’s got high blood pressure and cholesterol. This country is in bad shape. What’s it coming to? We’re going to go into the biggest recession of all time.

Rise Up

I want to feel your pain, but I would venture to say that the Depression was a wee bit rougher than the times we’re facing today, at least so far. Perhaps you should consult an even-more-senior senior citizen who remembers the Depression to put things in perspective for you.—Ed. Note