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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's the responsibility of American, working class families to plan for their own retirement needs. So, no, OP, I don't think you need to let your ILs move in with you. I wouldn't be comfortable letting them be on the street, but providing some help doesn't have to be in the form of housing & sheltering them while they squander what little they have left. I have parents & ILs on opposite sides of the spectrum on this and it's hard to navigate. I think it's easier to imagine helping out the set of parents who did everything right - who planned for all contingencies - because their situation is more sympathetic. For the set that squanders all their earnings on booze and a shopping addiction, it doesn't feel good or easy to help them out. We will make sure they have food, shelter, and healthcare, but it still doesn't feel right, knowing that they haven't been good stewards of their resources and that they're just banking on us to bail them out. [/quote]
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