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Encyclical To All Nations

Justice And Equity For Senior Citizens And For The Disabled Is The Cost Of A Nation Doing Business

First Published in October 28, 2005

October 28, 2005

Dear Leaders and Legislators of All Nations:

All Citizens appreciate the burdens that you must bear each day as you work to keep the Nation and all Citizens safe from harm.

Please consider these respectful suggestions as you ponder the future of the Nation.

Social Security Benefits/Pensions for the Disabled and for the Elderly should be improved immediately.

Monthly Payments should be raised to the level that provides an income for a dignified lifestyle
Medical Insurance should be provided with full coverage and prescriptions provided
Vision and Dental Benefits should be included
Long Term Care should be added to Benefits.

The Arguments and Justifications for the Suggestions:

Social Security Benefits/Pensions should not be just an insurance program for the Senior Citizens and others.

It is time to revise the system and make it a "Cost of Doing Business" for the Nation

Senior Citizens and the Disabled have contributed directly to the Health and to the Wealth of the Nation.
Senior Citizens and the Disabled have contributed to the Strength of the National Economy.

Without the Senior Citizens and the Disabled of the Nation at all levels, the Nation would not exist.
The Senior Citizens and the Disabled of the Nation have made contributions with their lives and they are still valuable Assets of the Nation.
The Senior Citizens and the Disabled are an Intellectual, Creative Force and Wisdom in the Body Politic.

When the Nation must go to war, we as a Nation pay the price.
When the Nation must rebuild after a Natural Disaster or Attack from Terrorists, we as a Nation pay the price.
When we determine that it is the best interest of the Nation to give another country money and/or materials to rebuild after they have been our enemy, we as a Nation pay the price.
When we determine it is in our best interest to give the World Bank funds, or to contribute to United Nations Efforts, we as a Nation pay the price.
When we decide that we must increase the Budget for Defense, we as a nation pay the price.

All of the Prices for Necessary Expenses are the Cost of Doing Business as a Nation. The Payments are not debatable they are necessary. If a Nation wishes to exist it must provide for its defense, maintenance, infrastructure, cost of Government etc. The Social Security/Pensions for the Disabled are another Cost Of Doing Business.

The National Treasure and Resources of the Nation are the Birthright of the Nation’s People. Past development and future growth and development depend on the People. When Individuals in the Population age or become disabled, it is the responsibility of the rest of the Population to provide for the needs of the Senior Citizens and for the Disabled. We each, in our turn, will need similar assistance.

It is time for the Nation to realize that the Senior Citizens and the Disabled are not disposable.

Senior Citizens and the Disabled are a reservoir of talent, wisdom and experience that should be preserved, in dignity, for as long as they live.

Senior Citizens and the Disabled have paid their dues
Senior Citizens and the Disabled have contributed during their Career Years.
Senior Citizens and the Disabled still have much to contribute after formal retirement.
Senior Citizens and the Disabled are very active politically.
Senior Citizens and the Disabled may act as advisors, mentors and even the Conscience of the Nation

The cost of providing benefits at level that provide for a dignified lifestyle, plus medical, dental, vision and prescriptions to Senior Citizens and the Disabled may be more than the current insurance systems can bear but it not more than the Nation should bear as the Just and Equitable treatment of the Senior Citizens and the Disabled.

When the Military needs a raise, we provide it.
When the Military need better weapons, we provide them.
When the farmers need supports, we provide them.
When the Manufacturers need help or rebuilding, we provide it.
When the Environment needs protection, we do what is necessary regardless of cost.
Are the Senior Citizens and the Disabled less worthy of their expense and the cost of improved Social Security than the animal and insect endangered species in Nation?

Current levels of Senior Citizen and the Disabled Benefits are shamefully low. Most Social Security recipients and Pensioners are living at below the poverty level.

A catastrophic illness or even a nominal stay in a hospital can wipe out a Senior Citizen or the Disabled recipient’s life savings.
The reality of modern living with high prices for everything from toilet paper to gas for a car has outstripped the capacity of budgets and thrift by the elderly.
The cost of auto insurance, utilities, heating fuel and insurance on a home is often more than the current Senior Citizen or the Pension of the Disabled.
In Developing Nations there are often no benefits at all.

I respectfully recommend that Senior Citizens and the Disabled Benefits become one of the things that we, as a Nation, pay first.
If any think that we are not able to afford the amounts required for increased Senior Citizens and the Disabled Benefits let them ask themselves:

How can we justify sending foreign aid to any country instead of using that money for Senior Citizens and the Disabled?
How can we justify sending money to other countries that have not even been friends of the Nation on a consistent basis instead of using the money for our own Nation’s Senior Citizens and the Disabled?
How can we justify sending money to the United Nations or to the World Bank, while our parents and grandparents are at home, living below the poverty level?
How can we justify paying for an army and weapons while the Senior Citizens and the Disabled go hungry?
How can we justify the expense of War, which is the leading cause of Disability, and then not take care of those who have put their lives on the line for the Nation?
How can we not pay the necessary cost to allow Senior Citizens and the Disabled to live independent lives without becoming a burden on their children or on their State?

Public Opinion knows that changes must be made in the Social Security and to the Pension Systems.

Your Leadership and Strength of Character can make the changes happen with a minimum of debate and political machinations. Put yourself in the place of most Senior Citizens and the Disabled in Nation today. Think what it would be like to live on the income that they receive from Social Security and/or from Pension Benefits. Consider the Stress that each must endure from not being able to pay their own bills for medical treatment for themselves or for their spouses. Consider the tears that are shed because Seniors and the Disabled must go to bed hungry.

Most Senior Citizens and Disable Persons are Too Proud to express their true disappointment, anger and outrage against being put into such desperate financial crisis by inadequate Social Security/Disability Pensions. You, as a Leader, have eyes and you can see for yourself the conditions. You, as a Leader have the Intelligence and the Power of your Office to make immediate changes.

All Nations have the Sovereign Right to generate currency to meet the needs of the internal economy. The Currency System is just a reflection of the Nation’s wealth in Natural and in Human Resources. The Wealth of a Nation is not determined by International Currency rates or by the National Currency’s relation to the Dollar, Yen, Mark or to the currency of any other Nation. The idea that a Nation, “can not afford” to pay for necessary expenses associated with the “Cost of Doing Business” is a myth.

A Portion of the Currency of the Nation should go directly to the Senior Citizens and to the Disabled. The Senior Citizens and the Disabled should be excused from Taxes once they reach retirement age or when they are unable to work due to a genuine disability.

Please make these changes happen now.

His Eminence The Metropolitan/Archbishop

Dr. Chief

Alexander Swift Eagle Justice

D.D., Ph.D., J.D. -Theologian, Academician

Metropolitan/Archbishop and Member of the Imperial Holy Orthodox Synod of the Holy Orthodox Church of All Russia and Appointed Chief Patriarch for United States of America - California, Mexico and for ALL Latin American Countries.

Metropolitan/Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Native Americans and President of the College of Bishops of the Mexican National Catholic Church

Metropolitan/Archbishop of the Holy Orthodox Native American Catholic Archdiocese and Chief Patriarch of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Holy Orthodox Native American Catholic Church

Bishop of The National Pentecostal Overcoming Churches of the World Inc. View Certificate

(AKA - Keepers of Creation Church)

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