Help the poor

As an aid to those who want the government to do more to help the poor, I have come up with a new source of income. There are many retired couples who have more disposable income now than at any time during their lives. If both were career types they have $40,000 in social security plus another $40,000 in pension plus savings at a time when they no longer contribute to retirement savings, the house is paid for and the kids are through college. It would be a minor sacrifice for them to send off an extra ten grand a year to help the needy. As an added incentive, I remind you that whatever you do for the least of my brethren you do for me and I do mean me.