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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