Luckily, she had a small pension from the company as well, bringing her income to about $550, and she also owned the condo she lived in outright, due to one of her brothers, she had good medical benefits, and utilities in L.A were low, so she got by.

But what about all the people who don't have brothers and private pensions?  Minimum wage has barely gone up, so the social security benefits haven't much either.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes