decisions decisions

By ( articles ) | Jul 08, 2006

"Senior care for tomorrow starts with family decisions today," reads the headline of an op-ed in The Tidings by the Executive Director of California Catholic Charities. An encouraging start. The piece itself, however, consists of a review of the problems of health care, prescription costs, long-term care, Social Security, Medicare, Medi-Cal, senior housing, and fraud-protection, culminating in the following plug:

Preparing for the eventual debates to come starts with our family structure and our own choices. In public policy debates at all levels -- municipalities to the Federal government -- we need to ask our elected officials to look at senior issues.

What "family decision" doesn't get a mention? Having babies.