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I’m on standby as my generation, the Millennial cohort, becomes the true “sandwich generation” in the US. Elder care is such a disaster and farce here. There’s

I’m on standby as my generation, the Millennial cohort, becomes the true “sandwich generation” in the US. Elder care is such a disaster and farce here. There’s a high profile senior citizen who has no business in leadership but apparently the system likes it this way. There’s going to be a mass passing of Boomers and how it looks - probably a lot like this but without public healthcare so even more traumatic - in the US does not seem manageable. In the US we don’t even test drivers over age 70 for competence because taking away their licenses means we’d have to look out for them or provide alternatives and that’s not happening so here we are.

PopAlongKid 9mo ago
>In the US we don’t even test drivers over age 70 for competence We don't test non-commercial drivers at any age after initial issuance of the license, which is apparent after a few minutes of observation while walking around.
- bluGill 9mo ago
  That isn't true. If you move states they will test you again if you don't come from a state they like the testing for. This is just a written test though, there is nothing about do you apply the book knowledge to your real world driving. Most people never make such a move, but it still happens. (this is an exception that proves the rule)
  - Bender 9mo ago
    I moved states a few years ago CA to WY and was not required to take written test. computer in this state. The only thing they tested was my eye-sight.
    - bluGill 9mo ago
      If you were to move WY to CA you probably would need the test. Though I don't know. I do know if you move from CA to IL you wouldn't need to take the test, but I'm not sure about WY to IL. I moved from MN->IA->IL, and I had to take a test but I remember at the time moving directly from MN would have meant no test required.
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PopAlongKid 9mo ago

>In the US we don’t even test drivers over age 70 for competence We don't test non-commercial drivers at any age after initial issuance of the license, which is apparent after a few minutes of observation while walking around.

bluGill 9mo ago
That isn't true. If you move states they will test you again if you don't come from a state they like the testing for. This is just a written test though, there is nothing about do you apply the book knowledge to your real world driving. Most people never make such a move, but it still happens. (this is an exception that proves the rule)
- Bender 9mo ago
  I moved states a few years ago CA to WY and was not required to take written test. computer in this state. The only thing they tested was my eye-sight.
  - bluGill 9mo ago
    If you were to move WY to CA you probably would need the test. Though I don't know. I do know if you move from CA to IL you wouldn't need to take the test, but I'm not sure about WY to IL. I moved from MN->IA->IL, and I had to take a test but I remember at the time moving directly from MN would have meant no test required.
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