The well-being of elderly persons in the Republic of Moldova. Socio-economic aspects

The article examines the problem of existing inequities in the pension system of the Republic of Moldova. The annual indexations of pensions, from the reported documents, tend to demonstrate essential increases, without showing the ratio of these increases to the absolute rate of inflation, the increase in the prices of home maintenance services, the purchasing power of the most pressing foods, not to mention medical services or other vital needs. This social fake hides the real devaluation of the pension earned by the insured, which is a citizen’s right. The guarantor of the social protection of the population is the social state, in which all members of the collective must have a minimum volume of goods and services, considered to be decent, normal, minimal. The state’s attitude through the social protection system demonstrates care, esteem, real tolerance towards elderly people, children’s affection towards their own parents...