What I can't figure out is why there is so much tolerance for unbelievable claims. All of us have been around, we know what things cost. We also know that often that price can be beaten, but rarely without giving up something in quality or convenience or something else.
With particular reference to medical care including Medicare, I believe that we are heading for a breakdown and bankruptcy of our systems. Something will change, not sure what, but no system can possibly pay for half the population struggling with blood sugar or insulin-related problems. Not to mention rampant Alzheimer's. Every year it looks more and more that big diet and or lifestyle mistakes are very risky.
I cannot be sure, but I think that humans were never intended to be fat. When I was in high school my class had one fat guy, and no fat girls. Middle-aged people were similar. I rarely saw a fat man or woman. This is no longer true. Also, there are increasing class-based health divides. One can live in an upscale neighborhood and rarely see fat men or women. Definitely not true on a larger more diverse scale.
IMO, big changes are afoot and they will not be pleasant. Those of us who reached adulthood in the 60s, 70s and 80's caught an incredibly lucky hand, but the bills are coming due, and they are too big to be absorbed.
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