08-15-2019, 11:53 PM
One thing CA isn’t lacking in is government offices to help seniors.
The problem here (in Cali), is that virtually ALL the money is spent lining bureaucrats' pockets, and maintaining the image of helping people. The reality is, that very few of us old and disabled folks ever get any meaningful help. In the absence of family assistance, Gene needs an advocate, or two, or three, that can pester the heck out of the supposed resources, or a seriously big pile of cash to pay people to take care of his needs.
The southern coastal parts of this state are wonderful, as long as you can afford it. There are plenty of factions working to get rid of the poor old-timers that are foolish enough to want to stick around in the face of the adversity the richer, and the overpaid bureaucrats continually create and perpetuate. The best solution may be finding a more affordable area to live, where they can appreciate the wisdom of older folks, not look at them/us with disdain while trying to figure out ways to benefit themselves at the expense of others.
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The problem here (in Cali), is that virtually ALL the money is spent lining bureaucrats' pockets, and maintaining the image of helping people. The reality is, that very few of us old and disabled folks ever get any meaningful help. In the absence of family assistance, Gene needs an advocate, or two, or three, that can pester the heck out of the supposed resources, or a seriously big pile of cash to pay people to take care of his needs.
The southern coastal parts of this state are wonderful, as long as you can afford it. There are plenty of factions working to get rid of the poor old-timers that are foolish enough to want to stick around in the face of the adversity the richer, and the overpaid bureaucrats continually create and perpetuate. The best solution may be finding a more affordable area to live, where they can appreciate the wisdom of older folks, not look at them/us with disdain while trying to figure out ways to benefit themselves at the expense of others.
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