tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post2176253580360556682..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Why is our society so merciless?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-23112059165322130522019-04-09T23:48:08.665-06:002019-04-09T23:48:08.665-06:00I am so sorry for what you and your father are goi...I am so sorry for what you and your father are going through. And I agree wholeheartedly about how cold and merciless some elements of our society are. There's the scamming, which is despicable, but our health care system is just as bad because we're the last developed country on earth to have for-profit health care. Take away the profit and make healthcare about human decency, and we'd all be far better off.<br /><br />Now that both my parents are gone, I'm actually grateful for their sake that they passed quickly. They didn't suffer and no one in our family could have afforded for them to be taken care of in a home, or pay for home-visit care -- who can afford such stuff besides the wealthy?<br /><br />We really, deeply need to change our world. I wish you and your father relief and peace.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-116796741132926072019-04-09T15:42:31.183-06:002019-04-09T15:42:31.183-06:00I'm dealing with the same thing you are. My Da...I'm dealing with the same thing you are. My Dad is 83. He had a stroke in October. He's in assisted living. It seemed cheaper than home care, but the prices have jumped in the short time he's been there. So home might be cheaper if he can get through the night by himself. I'm doing everything regarding bills and taxes for him. Then I take him out to eat on Saturday, and I bring him home for dinner on Sunday because if I don't he tends to get depressed and starts begging to come home. I work full time. Etc. Etc. One thing you might consider, there are group homes for seniors that are similar to assisted living. They're the cheapest option when your loved one can't be alone. I'm considering it too. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-90563809934056342192019-04-05T20:52:42.926-06:002019-04-05T20:52:42.926-06:00Ah yes, the evil profit motive. If those instituti...Ah yes, the evil profit motive. If those institutions that cared for people weren't profit driven, they might be more humane. It's an interesting time we're living through. As a society, we've made some weird choices.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-299828016348252612019-04-05T15:46:29.644-06:002019-04-05T15:46:29.644-06:00Sigh. I agree with you 100%. I just wish it wasn&#...Sigh. I agree with you 100%. I just wish it wasn't true. It's kind of despairing to think about.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-12292332657365571492019-04-05T14:50:11.171-06:002019-04-05T14:50:11.171-06:00As much as I hate agreeing with Andrew Leon, it...As much as I hate agreeing with Andrew Leon, it's all about money. Take away the profit motive and you take away the reason for most crime and cruelty except crimes of passion.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-91485252060945237242019-04-05T12:42:32.317-06:002019-04-05T12:42:32.317-06:00Life is easier... for the wealthy.
And they make i...Life is easier... for the wealthy.<br />And they make it hard for everyone because they're busy sucking the life out of us. That's why it's so complicated, because there are so many vampires trying to suck every last bit of money out of every single one of us.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-84846103436787578632019-04-05T08:41:14.226-06:002019-04-05T08:41:14.226-06:00Well, and then there's the robocalls trying to...Well, and then there's the robocalls trying to scam his medicare for a medical brace that he doesn't need, there's the fact that he needs to remember his supplemental insurance when he goes to the doctor because Medicare only covers 80% instead of 100% like it should, and he was late on paying his water bill and owed $16.00 and they threatened to shut off his water. This last one actually scared him. I don't know why our society is like this. Identity theft, people preying on seniors, etc.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-31455866573757195802019-04-05T07:41:35.983-06:002019-04-05T07:41:35.983-06:00Most of my bills are autopay so I just have to mak...Most of my bills are autopay so I just have to make sure there's money on my card. So that's easier than 30 years ago when everything was still on paper. But what they say is Hell is other people and it's true that it's other people who complicate things, especially government bureaucrats and insurance companies.<br /><br />Anyway if life is a simulation someone really should turn down the difficulty level.😇PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-11838663106414957662019-04-05T07:16:49.413-06:002019-04-05T07:16:49.413-06:00It is all the little things that eat away at our t...It is all the little things that eat away at our time and energy. The Internet, computers, smart phones - all supposed to make it easier, but it was easier thirty years ago when we didn't have those things.<br />Sorry about your father. It won't be an easy choice.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com