‘Pig in a Poke’
The majority of elderly on Social Security who voted for Ronald Reagan because he promised to protect their benefits bought “a pig in a poke.” Now they’re getting the “poke.”
I have an elderly friend who bought a used car with a nice paint job and when told that the car was a “junker” she kept repeating, “But the car dealer was such a nice man.”
DONALD J. ROSS
Los Angeles
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