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To: benwood who wrote (1383)	5/2/2018 3:14:51 PM
From: Real Man	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 2202

Yes, this is horrific. It always was. Unfortunately, I don’t think we can do anything about it short of a revolution. Even with a progressive president who wants Universal care, we have two chambers of Congress that must adopt it. Which is why we had Obamacare. Many countries including former communist countries now live under “Right” presidents. Not too far right to be fascist.

To: benwood who wrote (1383)	5/2/2018 4:15:01 PM
From: bull_dozer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2202

So sad.. :-( Half way across the world... He was one of millions of Chinese seniors growing old alone. So he put himself up for adoption TIANJIN, China — Han Zicheng survived the Japanese invasion, the Chinese civil war and the cultural revolution, but he knew he could not endure the sorrow of living alone. On a chilly day in December, the 85-year-old Chinese grandfather gathered some scraps of white paper and wrote out a pitch in blue ink: “Looking for someone to adopt me.” “Lonely old man in his 80s. Strong-bodied. Can shop, cook and take care of himself. No chronic illness. I retired from a scientific research institute in Tianjin, with a monthly pension of 6,000 RMB ($950) a month,” he wrote. “I won’t go to a nursing home. My hope is that a kindhearted person or family will adopt me, nourish me through old age and bury my body when I’m dead.” washingtonpost.com