James Carr: A suggestion to STRS. If you really want your "Reflections" series to be realistic and relevant, replace Ed with Fred, an 83-year-old STRS retiree who had to go back to work because he could no longer make ends meet.

From James Carr

November 9, 2023

Just a suggestion to STRS. If you really want your "Reflections" series to be realistic and relevant, replace Ed with Fred, an 83 year old STRS retiree who had to go back to work because he could no longer make ends meet. Just ask for volunteers, there's plenty of people like Fred out there.

Let him talk about the some of the difficulties he had to deal with after he went 5 straight years without a cost of living adjustment. You might even ask him to mention how grateful he is for the one time, 1% COLA he was recently "granted" by STRS.