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The welfare state has to collapse before people realize children are their retirement plan, and that there’s no guarantee the government will take care of them
by variadix 1y ago
The welfare state has to collapse before people realize children are their retirement plan, and that there’s no guarantee the government will take care of them in old age.
- toomuchtodo 1y agoThere is no guarantee your children will take care of you. Walk through any nursing or care home and speak with residents, ask the last time a child saw them. One quarter of adult children estranged from a parent - https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4104138-one-quarter-of-adult-children-estranged-from-a-parent/ https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4104138-one-qua... - July 19th, 2023
- Qem 1y ago> There is no guarantee your children will take care of you On the flip side, for those childless, it's completely guaranteed none will. > One quarter of adult children estranged from a parent That sounds like a 75% success rate.
- bryanrasmussen 1y agodoubtful 75% is all high quality. The one quarter is probably all really bad, then some of that 75% is bad enough that it won't make much difference. Probably 25% is so into their parents that they will actually take care of them.