cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThis hits a little too close to homelemmy.worldimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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minus-squareChristerMLB@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThis is part of how wealth concentrates in countries without a welfare state. The property market becomes more and more unavailable for young people, and older people have to sell their homes to afford proper care.
minus-squareNullPointerException@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoMaybe I’m wrong, but I interpreted this as “we’re selling the house and burning the money in voyages, cruises, fuck fest, etc”.
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s how it starts but most people have no idea how much end-of-life care can cost, or even just regular geriatric medicine.
This is part of how wealth concentrates in countries without a welfare state. The property market becomes more and more unavailable for young people, and older people have to sell their homes to afford proper care.
Maybe I’m wrong, but I interpreted this as “we’re selling the house and burning the money in voyages, cruises, fuck fest, etc”.
That’s how it starts but most people have no idea how much end-of-life care can cost, or even just regular geriatric medicine.