Jill Biden greets retired teacher Joan Stevenson, of Allentown, in October 2012 at Pennsylvania State Education Association in Lower Macungie Township.Imagine what it would be like to go to the grocery store today, fill up your cart with food and necessities, and pay for it all on the same income you earned more than 20 years ago.like me in their 80s and 90s, that is everyday life in 2023.
We chose to work in public education because we wanted to give back to our communities and to our country.words of John F. Kennedy We took on this important work because we believed in the words of President Kennedy. We stepped up, and we did so with the understanding that while we may not earn as much as we could working in the private sector, we would have secure retirements that would keep up with the costs of living.
When I think about this issue, I think about colleagues like the retired cafeteria worker at my school, a good friend who served me lunch every day. Today, she struggles to make ends meet on her modest pension. I feel an obligation to speak up for her and many others like her.