So, if you are born with a defect that keep you from making BIG money, you are S.O.L! If you have a sick child wife, mother that drains you of your substantial savings, you've been financially irresponsible?

My mother died a few weeks ago. A year ago she had around $40 grand in her savings (after being retired for 30 years, she made it last 'til she was 99). She had great health insurance from her job as Administrative Assistant to the Chief Judge of a state. She went legally blind, had to go to an assisted living facility for over $3000 a month. She still had about $13,000 a year ago, then got congestive heart problems, had to go to a nursing home ... $10,000 a month (good thing she was fiscally responsible earlier, huh?) She died a few weeks later, penniless! Many have much less to "last with", for MANY reasons! They are STILL Americans and deserve dignity! Deserve health care until the end! Deserve NOT to die penniless!

I worked harder than many of YOU, I can say without bragging. My work week was rarely 40 hours ... usually 56 to 65 with MANY more than that. I took maybe six weeks vacation in the last 20 years I worked, had a financial advisor, but the cost of living was much lower then, as were the wages. I've been lucky enough to live for 15 years AFTER retirement, still have money "to fall back on". (By the way, after a forced retirement (company policy), I got a job and worked for another four year, I'm still considered a "lazy liberal" by conservatives! Today, although I worked my ass off, my money doesn't go NEARLY as far as it should have, largely because of my losing more than half under the Bush, unregulated fiasco!

Today, I guess I have to "blame myself" because Bush's ignorance of Wall Street regulations and selling jobs to China, etc. to pay for his wars, has stripped me for well over half, now Trump is destroying the health plan we HAD ... (just because he said he would), I have to blame MYSELF??

In the 60 years I worked, I took a "government handout" twice. I was laid off, once for 3 days (was supposed to be 2 months or more (it WAS for many of my co-workers, during Reagans mess)! Another time it was supposed to be for 1 to 4 months ... it was 5 days for me. I had a specialized job both times and was called back early.

Today, because we have CEO's sucking up most of corporate (like insurance, drug companies) profits, I know from experience how fast my financial responsibility can disappear, and TRUMP is doing his best to make that happen! I'm 80, and have no way to fight back ...except the voting booth which conservatives are trying to minimize (with the help of their friend Putin!). No! I'm NOT blaming myself! I'm blaming conservatives for de-regulations that protected WE, the People! For allowing drug companies to mark up, not 100%, but sometimes 1000%, the drugs WE paid taxes and subsidies for them to develop. THEY have no trouble paying medical bills! Other Americans (the working class), well, they have no one but themselves to blame!

Back in the oligarch of the late 1800's, four billionaires controlled the American Government. Then, we ALSO had no one to blame but ourselves! We elected people who did the biddings of billionaires. Today, we've made the same mistake .... as the man said, it's deja vous all over again!

Hello LP:

What you say is true.. Hopefully, you've prepared BETTER than I have.. Do YOU have one of those policies??? Unfortunately, long-term care doesn't come cheap. A private room in a nursing home averaged $92,378 in 2016, and a home health aide averaged $46,332. In expensive areas, those costs can nearly double.

Let's hope your family has DEEP pockets or you're somewhat wealthy.

excon

Hello DB:]

It would HELP if 1) you could READ, and 2) knew some shit. But you fail on both counts..

Long term care insurance is NOT health insurance. I'm NOT an ex-vet. I'm a vet. One enlistment does NOT entitle a person to VA health benefits..

But, I'm flattered that you follow me around like a little puppy dog..

excon