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James_Miller comments on Stupid Questions September 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: solipsist 03 September 2015 04:44:47AM *  0 points [-]

In the U.S., what happens to people who cannot survive without assistance (like people without the dexterity to feed themselves, or even people without the ability to keep a job or fill out paperwork) who do not have a family or the means to trade for help? What, physically, keeps them from starving to death?

Comment author: James_Miller 03 September 2015 05:03:38AM 3 points [-]

Most are elderly and are in nursing homes paid for by the federal government.