I have a problem with it if they can't actually afford to do so and others are paying for it, which is what this would be. ETA Aside from what I personally do or don't have a problem, practically speaking, this is a stupid thing to do policy wise. Anything that exacerbates housing shortage further is 100% stupid... including foreclosure moratoriums by the way.
It’s less expensive to allow them to live in the home that they own, than to put them into a nursing home. Also, it’s more than money, it’s called dignity.
I wonder what your parents will think when they find out your plans for them.
My dad already passed away 20 years ago. My mom sold her home because it's silly to keep a big house for one person (or 2, as she remarried a few years ago). Her husband sold his home too and they are living life traveling in a luxury RV. They will each be taken care of when / if that time comes, but staying alone in a big house is kind of pointless. I also point back to the simple practicality of policy. Creating any policies right now that do anything to strangle off housing supply is extremely stupid, so I'm not surprised Biden wants to do this, but definitely annoyed.
Older people are downsizing. My husband and I did just that two years ago. I don’t regret it. If it comes time that one of us is left and needs help, I’d much rather have someone help us in our hime than place us in a facility. You know, where they can send sick people in to kill off most of us.
Maybe if we stopped letting millions of people migrate to the United States every year, legal and illegal, we wouldn't have this housing shortage. Maybe if we stopped allowing foreign companies to buy up all the inventory of cheaper single family homes in American cities and then rent them out, we wouldn't have this housing shortage.
There are lots of reasons it's happening, including the ones you mentioned. I'm just not in favor of creating a policy that will specifically exacerbate the issue even more. Families should take care of aging loved ones' needs, not taxpayers / the federal govt.
I don't have a problem with aging people staying in a home they paid for until they die.
I have a problem with it if they can't actually afford to do so and others are paying for it, which is what this would be. ETA Aside from what I personally do or don't have a problem, practically speaking, this is a stupid thing to do policy wise. Anything that exacerbates housing shortage further is 100% stupid... including foreclosure moratoriums by the way.
It’s less expensive to allow them to live in the home that they own, than to put them into a nursing home. Also, it’s more than money, it’s called dignity.
I wonder what your parents will think when they find out your plans for them.
exactly. he will toss them in a home the first chance he gets
Sad. It’s a weird argument using housing inventory.
My dad already passed away 20 years ago. My mom sold her home because it's silly to keep a big house for one person (or 2, as she remarried a few years ago). Her husband sold his home too and they are living life traveling in a luxury RV. They will each be taken care of when / if that time comes, but staying alone in a big house is kind of pointless. I also point back to the simple practicality of policy. Creating any policies right now that do anything to strangle off housing supply is extremely stupid, so I'm not surprised Biden wants to do this, but definitely annoyed.
Older people are downsizing. My husband and I did just that two years ago. I don’t regret it. If it comes time that one of us is left and needs help, I’d much rather have someone help us in our hime than place us in a facility. You know, where they can send sick people in to kill off most of us.
Maybe if we stopped letting millions of people migrate to the United States every year, legal and illegal, we wouldn't have this housing shortage. Maybe if we stopped allowing foreign companies to buy up all the inventory of cheaper single family homes in American cities and then rent them out, we wouldn't have this housing shortage.
There are lots of reasons it's happening, including the ones you mentioned. I'm just not in favor of creating a policy that will specifically exacerbate the issue even more. Families should take care of aging loved ones' needs, not taxpayers / the federal govt.