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In reply to the discussion: Over all - was life better 50 years go today - or was it worse? [View all]KentuckyWoman
(6,687 posts)10. 50 yrs ago my 6 yr old brother almost died
He fell 15 ft out of a tree onto his head. 3 days in a Kentucky hospital who's fanciest equipment was a single xray machine. Then off to Louisville for months. No health insurance.
No doubt a lot of charity care. Dad took work on other farms in for 5 or 6 years to pay for our part. Mom already worked full time but took on some of dad's chores and did extras like sewing for people.
What made it work was the IRS did not care about small money then. The egg and butter money, the few dollars taking odd jobs or selling off a few things never hit the radar then. Plus medicine was not thought of as a big investment vehicle yet so providers took payments.
No insurance. Tough times. No bankruptcy tjough.
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Over all - was life better 50 years go today - or was it worse? [View all]
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
OP
Correct! Everything is relative. Depends on who you are, where you were, what race, what gender et
kelliekat44
Nov 2013
#35
Definitely, many often now seem to have the attitude you can't fight the system. Also, for example,
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#27
I remember in about 65 my local small town newspaper carrying a headline news story that the local
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
#11
frankly it does both. Working in the healthcare field - there is no doubt whatsoever that the
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
#62
well I can't disagree with that. Even many of the social programs that lift people out of poverty
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
#34
and you could order all kinds of exciting stuff from comic book ads -
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
#20
As one of my friends was saying, it's easier for the crazies to get the microphone and
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#28
Definitely! I didn't think the world was that better then ... yep, it's not perfect now, but
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#30
Perfect post, JAG. And it ties in perfectly with what we've been discussing in the AA forum, huh?
Number23
Nov 2013
#63
No one has mentioned something that has greatly improved many people's lives since 1963...
raccoon
Nov 2013
#40
Both better and worse of course, but from a historical perspective the last half
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2013
#47
Well, up to and including 11/21/63, it was good. Then it went all to Hell, and stayed.
WinkyDink
Nov 2013
#55