Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 14, 2015
October 13, 2015
October 15, 2015
Transcript:
Joanie: So how's the lap of luxury, sport? Royce: Pretty cushy. I could get used to this. Joanie: Is Lacey in? Royce: Afraid not, Joanie. She's already gone over to make her shelter pitch to the dowagers. Everyone here lives in houses with names like "Windspray" and "Pegasus' Bluff." I don't know why Mrs. D think they'll relate to people living in the streets. Woman 1: That's awful! Why don't they just move to their country homes? Woman 2: Calm down, dear. She's getting to that.
And then, people wonder why so many Americans have become economic expats, like myself.
The U.S,A, has become, for many of us retirees, unaffordable. We can no longer live there.on our meager pensions.
It is a shame that those who fought for their country can no longer live there.