What's So Special About Senior Citizens?

The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia reports ( http://foodbanknega.org/hunger.php ) that 10.2% of senior citizens above the age of 65 are below the poverty level. They say that the fixed income Seniors they serve wish they could buy both food and medication, not to mention paying their non-exempt property tax. Even when this poverty problem of seniors is recognized, about the only relief is to freeze the value of the property. Of course, with declining property values due to the current economic situation, this is a bad thing. There are bad things other than the property tax issue I have listed that affect senior citizens. Relief in that area is only a first step. I fully intend to look at all the issues that affect elders and will fight to correct them all, one at a time if necessary.