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Too poor to retire, too young to die (2016)

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Re: Too poor to retire, too young to die (2016)

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This and the "retail apocalypse" piece are quite sobering. There are going to be a lot of homeless elderly in the future.

Only if nothing is done by society to fix the problem.

There are going to be a lot of homeless elderly in the future.

Re: Too poor to retire, too young to die (2016)

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post #2

This and the "retail apocalypse" piece are quite sobering. There are going to be a lot of homeless elderly in the future.

Only if nothing is done by society to fix the problem.

Or if, you know, we had social values where it’s OK to have your children take care of you.

Re: Too poor to retire, too young to die (2016)

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Both of my parents are in this situation, and it's only exacerbated by the fact that my mom had to retire due to spinal surgery and my dad has a bad hip injury that he refuses to get surgery for because he fears missing rent. Despite my willingness to help with the rent and bills I can only provide so much as I live in a high COL area as well.

The next 15-20 years are going to be very, very tough for older Americans.

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