this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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[–] outdated_belated@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Quadrupled (probably) healthcare costs

To be fair this does hit them first as they age

But also they just strike even by metabolizing their life savings / real estate to pay for this

Leaving us… with no inheritance and holding the bag

[–] bouh@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Just two years ago I thought they wouldn't see the effect of global warming and would die comfidently ignorant. I was wrong, but somehow it doesn't make things better.