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I don't think there is any contradiction here. Government care can work, but it simply cannot benefit from economies of scale. Gonna need to double the income t
by zeroCalories 2y ago
I don't think there is any contradiction here. Government care can work, but it simply cannot benefit from economies of scale. Gonna need to double the income tax to pay for elders that have been abandoned by their children.
- Uvix 2y agoYou mean the elders who failed to take care of themselves, assuming someone else would do it for them.
- em-bee 2y agowhich has been the norm for as long as humanity existed
- bccdee 2y agoThat's how getting old works, yes. You lose the ability to take care of yourself and begin to depend on others. Do you really think infirmity is something that can be avoided with the right grindset?
- zeroCalories 2y agoHe means that they messed up by investing in their children and providing them a good life instead of putting everything in an index fund. They didn't realize the rug pull they were about to eat.