AoA Administration on Aging

One of the drawbacks of a longer life is relying on Social Security or pensions. In 1965 the Congress passed the Older Americans Act. Today the Older Americans Act has a budget of nearly 1.5 billion dollars. The Administration on Aging has offices throughout the United States (56).
Now I'm not "old", yet. Starting to get there, but not yet. My dad is certainly "old". He has some of problems associated with being old. He has retirement with a healthcare program that goes with it. I worry about him. That goes without saying.
Old age is certainly a worrisome time of life, but the Federal government has wormed its' way into the lives of all of us through our aging parents and grandparents. Medicare and Medicaid have budgets going through the roof; completely out of control. More importantly, the children and grandchildren are losing or have lost touch with their parents and grandparents. The culture and the life lessons that come with close contact with age and death are being lost. Our parents and grandparents have a much better idea of what it means to be responsible for your actions. They have seen life without the type of government interference that we see today. They better understand that without lifes hardships to "test our metal" we are becoming soft and subject to unwise decisions. (more coming)