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<blockquote data-quote="( deleted account )" data-source="post: 221783" data-attributes="member: 5993"><p>I doubt depending on the Govt to take care of em in their old age is common to either Liberal or Conservative oriented individuals, Bruce! Scary when you look at savings figures nationwide with so many in their 50’s by and large having little or minimal savings for old age, whether they end up in a nursing home assisted living or comfortable retirement. Where will the money to pay for that anticipated blissful retirement come from? Savings by the masses? I think not.</p><p>Having said that, the costs for nursing homes, assisted living, long term care are huge! Adding Alzheimer’s, diabetes doubling every 10 years, poor health in many shapes, skyrocketing medical costs........ lots of things we could learn from other 1st world countries who seem to handle it and keep costs down to a reasonable level, or at least try to. But when you are young, it’s kind of an “out of sight out of mind” thing. Myself included -never thought of these things till I got old older.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Excellent post Allen! Whenever I hear the term “protecting your assets” I cringe as it invariably means some way to go on the public dole, while passing anypersonal savings along as inheritance. I have no problem with inheritance at all, but not if it means that responsible hard working saving taxpayers have to pay for others that don’t bother saving or worse still, hide their assets to take advantage of more frugal rainy day people. I can understand people wanting to pass along a self made business, farm, investment thing to their heirs. As long as passing along too much as inheritance doesn’t burden then rest of us, forcing the remaining taxpayers to cough more so they can do so. </p><p>Tough questions, tougher answers......</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>Most of the posts here aren’t looking down on people who work hard but can’t put away adequate money to look after themselves in old age, Achucker. The way I read it is that negative posts are mostly directed to people who could have looked after themselves but couldn’t be bothered and a good life filled with nice to have but not really necessary toys, or deliberately protected their assets to let the rest of us pay for them in older age. BIG difference! Yes, the employment and opportunity playing field is not a level thing. Wish it were!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="( deleted account ), post: 221783, member: 5993"] I doubt depending on the Govt to take care of em in their old age is common to either Liberal or Conservative oriented individuals, Bruce! Scary when you look at savings figures nationwide with so many in their 50’s by and large having little or minimal savings for old age, whether they end up in a nursing home assisted living or comfortable retirement. Where will the money to pay for that anticipated blissful retirement come from? Savings by the masses? I think not. Having said that, the costs for nursing homes, assisted living, long term care are huge! Adding Alzheimer’s, diabetes doubling every 10 years, poor health in many shapes, skyrocketing medical costs........ lots of things we could learn from other 1st world countries who seem to handle it and keep costs down to a reasonable level, or at least try to. But when you are young, it’s kind of an “out of sight out of mind” thing. Myself included -never thought of these things till I got old older. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Excellent post Allen! Whenever I hear the term “protecting your assets” I cringe as it invariably means some way to go on the public dole, while passing anypersonal savings along as inheritance. I have no problem with inheritance at all, but not if it means that responsible hard working saving taxpayers have to pay for others that don’t bother saving or worse still, hide their assets to take advantage of more frugal rainy day people. I can understand people wanting to pass along a self made business, farm, investment thing to their heirs. As long as passing along too much as inheritance doesn’t burden then rest of us, forcing the remaining taxpayers to cough more so they can do so. Tough questions, tougher answers...... [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Most of the posts here aren’t looking down on people who work hard but can’t put away adequate money to look after themselves in old age, Achucker. The way I read it is that negative posts are mostly directed to people who could have looked after themselves but couldn’t be bothered and a good life filled with nice to have but not really necessary toys, or deliberately protected their assets to let the rest of us pay for them in older age. BIG difference! Yes, the employment and opportunity playing field is not a level thing. Wish it were! [/QUOTE]
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