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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
Wild Coyote, I care about you and everyone else here, very much. We are particularly vulnerable. I do, however, want to say that there are many people who are not disabled that struggle greatly because they can't afford proper medical care. Many don't even get the stupid Aetna that I referenced. Many work for a company/people that don't offer insurance. There are many people out there too proud to complain. There are many people who have to make choices between food and shelter and many other basic necessities in life. Many people have to accept alternative treatments because they can't afford certain ones that might be more beneficial. It's terrible!
You know, I used to be a frequent world traveler, but it is very stressful for me nowadays. The thought of having to perfect a language that I haven't studied for years is frightening to me. I hope, very much, that things improve greatly here. It would be wonderful if I didn't have to move.
Some people live from pay check to pay check and not that well. Do you know that many people in my state are paying $10,000 per year in property taxes alone? And I'm not talking big houses with big property. I love New Jersey. As I wrote, my family has been in this state for centuries. I can't count on some big inheritance to "save the day". My parents retired in their 50s. That would be a pipe dream to most.
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You bring up many important lives of countless people that are deciding on food versus meds etc . Altho my taxes are not 10’s of thousands OMG. I can’t even imagine. They are only about 650.00 a year still hard to find.
When we went to Florida for those 8 months and Steve was really wanting to move back down.. we looked in many areas and we are simply priced out of doing that , no matter how much we would want to, I have never been a big fan of the idea but.. he truly is upset he can’t see Payton grow up like he wants too ) when we left back in 2004, we paid roughly 1200-1500 a year for home insurance, which was a bit high but we lived about 7-10 miles from the gulf, now?? Most people are paying 7000 + in the area now. freaking crazy !
I’ll just stay here in my little town. We have a car , truck , homeowners and xtra insurance on our 60x66 foot steel barn it’s roughly 160.00 a monthly.. just insuring my car in Florida was over 150.00 a month just one single car !!
I think the idea of retirement now a days is people literally working up to the day of the funeral. Very very sad