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This very much feels like the government could solve multiple problems at once: build facilities to care for the elderly and also decrease the overall prison po
by KronisLV 2y ago
This very much feels like the government could solve multiple problems at once: build facilities to care for the elderly and also decrease the overall prison population.
Of course, it’s not that it will solve the greater situation of an aging populace, but doing more about the consequences of that is probably a good idea, as much as you can!
- bell-cot 2y agoHow would the cost of an elder-care facility compare to the cost of an extremely low-security prison for the elderly? (Not saying that the facility they describe qualifies as such.) If prisons serve the purpose, attract only the truly needy, and require none of the painful political discussions that setting up a huge system of eldercare facilities would require...