Nothing, however, is as straightforward as it seems in The Beguiled, not even its perversities. Take, for example, the lovely opening sequence in which a little, 12-year-old girl comes upon the body of the soldier in the forest. She is, at first, frozen with fear.
And nearly a quarter of married couples and almost half of unmarried retirees rely on Social Security payments for at least 90% of income. With an average monthly Social Security check of around $1,230 per month, seniors are receiving average annual payments that total just $14,760 a year.
Clearly, that's not the case. The typical American family is falling well short of this standard -- by about 25%, or $12,000 per year. That means that, when retirement hits, senior citizens have to make drastic changes to their lifestyles in order to make ends meet. That leaves Americans with two options.