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Or if, you know, we had social values where it’s OK to have your children take care of you.
by wincy 9y ago
Or if, you know, we had social values where it’s OK to have your children take care of you.
- mac01021 9y agoWait. It's not?
- eropple 9y agoAnd when your children can't really afford to take care of themselves? The problem runs way deeper than Oh But The Degeneracy Of The Family can address it.
- toasterlovin 9y agoThere is no circumstance in which elderly living with their children is more expensive than living on their own. Having one rent in stead of two is a huge cost savings.
- eropple 9y agoA larger apartment in the urban area where I live is significantly more expensive than my mother living in a rural area with her family.
- DigitalJack 9y agoLiving together takes care of a major expense. There are 125 Million homes in america. There are 0.5 Million homeless. Maybe we should start a foster-care system for homeless like we do orphans. I'd bet that < 10% of homeless would be willing to participate even if there were enough households willing to host. But, that doesn't mean we should ignore those 10%. Elder-care is a whole different story. Especially in later stages of life.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoMind if I expound on this? My mother died in July at 59 from a brain hemorrhage. I took her in 2 years ago, and I paid ~$1000/month for her prescriptions before the ACA kicked in. After it kicked in, her prescription costs dropped (thankfully, as I was going to Canada to get non-controlled prescriptions) but her provider costs increased. Only because I’m a tech professional in a top earning tier was I able to do this while supporting my wife and daughter. What is the solution for the rest of Americans? Side note: After her death, I received ~$48k in medical bills that weren’t covered by her health insurance. Bad news for those providers.
- creaghpatr 9y agoSo your solution was to shaft the hospitals $48k? Sounds like an applicable solution for the rest of America. This is why healthcare costs are so high.
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- eropple 9y agoWow, that's a really nasty comment. Debts expunge upon the deaths of the debtor. Why would you expect him to pay those debts? This isn't "why healthcare costs are so high".
- noonespecial 9y agoThe health care people in my family call bills like that "the wipe". After death, all of the billing agencies have a go at the estate hoping that in the chaos of the loss, they can soak up what's left of the estate while everyone is distracted. It's absolutely despicable. More than walking away, very choice words and a lawyer on your side are in order.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoMy solution was to follow the law. My mother died in poverty with no assets or estate, therefore her debts die with her.
- pkaye 9y agoNext thing you will be telling me is that the CEO of a company should be responsible for company debts?
- parsnips 9y agoThose debts clear with her estate.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoThanks for pointing that out to people who might not know. I’ve already sent certified letters to all providers that there are no assets, no estate, and no payment will be forthcoming.
- nkrisc 9y agoAnd those, like the woman in the story, who don't have children?
- quickben 9y agoIt depends. Sometimes people can't, and that's about it. But lately, I have more and more friends that don't want to have children. The girls are in their 35s and guys in 40s, add or take five. They share and attempt to behave as if they are in their twenties. They enjoy the easy Toronto life, spend everything they earn, cluster together with others of similar lifestyle, and reinforce each own egos that they are doing it right. In a way, we live in amazing times where that is possible. But sometimes, life changes, and at that point, not having family to take care of you, is just bad. So, for the woman in the story, if bad luck put here there that's sad. If it was her own choice, well, it is harsh, but not forming and helping a family, as your parents did with you, and helped out their parents, is a selfish act, and I guess the price is similarly horrible. Edit: Clarity. English is such a weird and misinterpreted language.
- DigitalJack 9y agoWow. Children as a retirement plan. And you are calling people who don't do that selfish?