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Originally Posted by Superman

Of course you don't. Government-bashing is for PARF.

Thanks jyl, for your caring and this reminder of our fragility. Tabs is right. And jyl. There, but for the grace of God..... We are all going to die but first, we will experience various kinds of pain.

I am blessed in many ways, and one of those blessings is the humility of knowing how very lucky I am. So far. Covid has devastated a LOT of lives.

Of course I don't. Do you? Please point that out.

No. Politics is for PARF. Personal responsibility and charity is for everyone. When the question comes up as to why people "fall through the cracks"...one would be remiss if they did not note that people make poor choices (so that others might recognize that they may be doing the same).

While a person deciding to give charity is a fine thing (regardless of motive), the government is not a charity. Not needing charity or government assistance is not largely due to luck...and to make that case belittles the work and sacrifice of others that manage to avoid it. A bit more personal responsibility would go a long ways. Pretending otherwise is simply not helpful.