• ChristerMLB@piefed.social
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    2 months ago

    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.

    • NullPointerException@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Maybe I’m wrong, but I interpreted this as “we’re selling the house and burning the money in voyages, cruises, fuck fest, etc”.

      • Soggy@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        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.