re: #262 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Some things work well when done for-profit, others are an utter wreck. Why? Because the pursuit of profit does not lend itself easily to caring for ones fellow man.

To me, it’s not even about caring for others at this point in the sense of some kind of “charity” which I think the Republicans equate it to. Millions of people have been working their asses off their whole lives in hopes of eeking out some kind of retirement which merely gets their bills paid and able to feed themselves without a steady income. The cost of medical care is through the roof. The housing market is still in the gutter. Utility costs are out of sight. And with few companies hiring even young people, the elderly can’t get into the job market. Even those who CAN work won’t be hired. How are they supposed to make ends meet?

So you bought your house 30 years ago, you raised your family, the kids are out of the house and your mortgage is paid. Now the house starts to need tending to. The roof, the plumbing, the electric, the septic (if you have one!). No one thinks about these things.