Subj : Re: Neuralink
To   : HusTler
From : Tracker1
Date : Mon Aug 31 2020 16:11:59

On 8/30/2020 10:56 AM, HusTler wrote:
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>    What are you talking about? Nursing Homes are completly full here in the US. It's almost impossible to find an empty bed. Can't afford? If you can't afford it the Government pays for it. It's called Medicaid. Ever hear of it? Unsustainable? Says who? You? Americans have always taken care of our own. That's who we are.

We are at a crossroads though... without an influx of working adults in 
jobs that pay better than the current average, we're closing in on a 
point where half the adult population may be retired... that's 
unsustainable in general.

I think we may hit a point where adult children may need to be 
legally/financially responsible for their senior parents.  It's much 
less expensive to subsidize a stay at home adult as part of a married 
couple, than dedicated staffing and housing.  Most states actually do 
offer such programs for adults taking care of senior relatives.

The larger issue is the breakdown of family in general... It's never 
been a panacea, and there are definitely bad actors.  That said, 
statistically there are 3 major factors to the success of someone. 
Parents stay together (two parents), finishing school, and staying 
employed.  For the most part, having those three things in one's life 
will almost always lead to a life better than one's parents'.

There are two pillars that should come before government, in my opinion. 
  Those are family and charity (including religion).  Government should 
only be the fallback after the other two, not in replacement of.

-- 
Michael J. Ryan
tracker1 +o Roughneck BBS

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