Mood of the Nation: Florida's Seniors

PlusMood of the Nation: Florida's SeniorsMood of the Nation: Florida's SeniorsThe Associated PressThe AP's Tony Winton talks to a resident of a Florida senior center about the current state of the nation. Born during the depression, Murray Serota is calling on the nation's youth for leadership in troubled times. (July 5)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] AT 77-YEARS-OLD MURRAY SEROTA HAS SEEN IT ALL (VIDEO OR PHOTOS FROM DEPRESSION&WARS)-- BORN DURING THE DEPRESSION... AND LIVED THROUGH SEVERAL WARS (was HE A VETERAN?).HE'S NOW A RESIDENT AT A FLORIDA SENIOR HOME, WHERE HIS THOUGHTS ARE ON THE MOOD OF AMERICA. //SOT MURRAY SEROTA, SENIOR "Very sad, very sad, we're very down, things are not working out the way they're supposed to." (VIDEO OF HIM AT HOME - GAS PRICES/HOME FORECLOSURES)WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER, SEROTA SAYS HE HEARS ABOUT THE TROUBLED ECONOMIC TIMES, GAS PRICES,HOME FORECLOSURES -- AND HE SAYS IT'S LED TO A LACK OF TRUST IN GOVERNMENT, SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE DAYS OF HIS HEROES -- FDR, HARRY TRUMAN. SOT MURRAY SEROTA "that's going to be hard to get again, but trust is very important. I personally wouldn't trust the government as far as I could throw them. Really."BUT IT'S NOT JUST GOVERNMENT -- IT'S PEOPLE THEMSELVES SOT MURRAY SEROTA:" If something went wrong, oh, 'I'm going to sue 'ya.' Not that it's right." WINTON STANDUP SOT "THE MOOD IN AMERICA MAY BE DOWN, BOTH NATIONALLY AND HERE IN FLORIDA AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS. BUT ONE THING WHEN TALKING TO SENIORS, THOUGH....THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING WORSE THEY CAN COMPARE IT TO //SOT I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN AS BAD YET AS IT WAS DURING THE DEPRESSION OF THE 30'S. BUT WE'RE ON THE WAY TO GET THERE...IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE.WHAT IS HIS SOLUTION? A MAJOR SHAKEUP IN WASHINGTON, AND HOPE FOR THE YOUNG://SOT "YOU'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING THE COUNTRY PRETTY SOON. AND IM SURE YOU'LL DO A BETTER JOB THAN YOUR SENIORS ARE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST GENERATION? IT'S GOING. SO FROM ONE OF THE OLDEST, A CALL FOR CHANGE, ...