The illegal immigrant gets better health care in our country than a legal resident. Plus, if you have any social 'defect'*, the chances of getting adequate health care diminishes. Not to mention the inability of getting any decent dental care if you have no insurance or any means to get any insurance. If you do not qualify for medicare and are unemployable you are screwed. If I live five more years I might qualify for medicare. If my SO dies in the next few years (a good possibility with his health) I know that I cannot survive on my $565/mo retirement and the thought of living on the street terrifies me. Which leaves me one viable option. There are a number of people that will probably encourage me to take that step because I am a 'drain on society'.
*Depression, OCD, bi-polar, any condition which limits mobility so that one cannot exercise to name a few.
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*Depression, OCD, bi-polar, any condition which limits mobility so that one cannot exercise to name a few.