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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vote buying--not sustainable.

It currently costs $30 per hour for home care.

It costs $262,800 for 24 hour care for a senior in home for 1 adult under care.

This is not fiscally supportable.

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That is what nursing homes are for.  You can get that care for $10-12K/month.  Yes, not the same as 1-1 care, but fact is most cannot afford that.  So most do nursing homes, with local family visiting as much as possible 
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Think outside the DCUM bubble. Most seniors can’t afford that.

This is not going to be a simple piece of legislation. Obviously there would need to be some serious hammering out. I do think it’s solvable and we can start with taxing billionaires. Healthcare in the US is a for profit industry. Estimating the cost of programs based on current care costs probably doesn’t yield a good estimate. Look at the salaries and bonuses paid to top Insurance execs and Eldercare company execs. They are enormous. Higher tax on UHNW and a system outside of the for profit industry are good places to start the framework.[/quote]

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