Here in old South Dallas, Social Security
is often the only income for a senior
citizen.
There's no bank nearby.
So seniors cash those checks at the local
liquor stores or supermarkets
today despite the threat against their
checks. It's business as usual.
One after another lined up at the grocery
store office to cash their government
checks. For most, this monthly
ritual is their only means of survival.
One man threatened gray power revenge
if Social Security is discontinued.
If you can't get money to get you,
go and you can't. Vegas.
But the store manager isn't worried about
possible bouncing checks, nor Social
Security's future.
Well, they just got too many people on
their income, and that would be just like
taking bread out of too many people's
mouths.
Are you afraid that they might pull the
same thing?
There might be some publicity on them,
but I don't think that there's any chance
of a tax bill at the Martin Luther
King Center. Most seniors left early
today to wait for the postman and
their checks.
Those that remained, however, minced no
words about what the check means to them
and how they feel about a government
which would renege on its promise to
own this thing.
I compare a strong
arm robbery
that was dependent on paying a bill with
it. So I do hope it goes up
and I can get it.
One gentleman, however, isn't worried one
whit, is it?
This is not a man's institution.
The man didn't start
the Social Security.
And these benefits, given all
of this, come from God Almighty.
And I don't believe that anybody can
hinder the blessing of God.
Now, if you'd only tell that to Congress.
Paula Atlatic, Channel 5 Action News,
Dallas
later on
to you don't care what president and
Congress do then.