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mnhtnbb

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21. This is so sad and so wrong.

Reply to RadiationTherapy (Reply #19)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 08:59 AM

Jun 2015

I don't know when or what it will take for people in this country to rise up and demand
universal health care. Nance Greggs' post about her husband's experience with cancer--
and NO out of pocket expenses from them as Canadians--should be the case in this
country,too. We can certainly afford it, but the oligarchs have made sure that getting
sick in the US should be a money making business for them.

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Retirement Crisis: 29 Percent of Older Americans Have No Savings, GAO Says [View all] RandySF Jun 2015 OP

How many of them vote for republicans? onecaliberal Jun 2015 #1

I have 2 democratic friends that both have no savings and they are retired hollysmom Jun 2015 #2

Thought we were okay and then PumpkinAle Jun 2015 #3

That would be me... jaysunb Jun 2015 #4

i have friends who are collecting full DesertFlower Jun 2015 #5

If they both quit their jobs and all three of them (son too) moved away SoCalDem Jun 2015 #6

i agree, but they don't want to do that. DesertFlower Jun 2015 #7

We are 66 (me) and almost 72 (him), and we are moving to Washington state SoCalDem Jun 2015 #8

Depends on location and situation in WA state. Many retired are being priced out. I am. Good luck. freshwest Jun 2015 #9

Our needs are not huge, and we have been looking for a while now SoCalDem Jun 2015 #10

It's good this discussion is finally getting some time since 2016 will be crucial for SS. freshwest Jun 2015 #11

Getting out of a big city with expensive housing mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #12

This was the purpose of the 30 yr mortgage SoCalDem Jun 2015 #13

Precisely Sherman A1 Jun 2015 #14

How many people stay in place for 30 years anymore? mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #16

It will be even worse for our children. bklyncowgirl Jun 2015 #15

The blessing, is that many younger folks do not want what their parents have/had SoCalDem Jun 2015 #17

Retirement places are very expensive mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #18

My dad lost his sight to a brain tumor at 42. His son, my brother, had cancer 2 years later RadiationTherapy Jun 2015 #19

This is so sad and so wrong. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #21

Lifestyle choices are the key melm00se Jun 2015 #20