Does anyone know if that is true?
I love my parents and have a great relationship with them. Of course, they were terrific with me when I was growing up, sacrificing everything to put their kids in the best position for success.
But, some parents are lousy. And, I know people that haven't spoken, or spoken only minimally to their parents in years, even decades. Is the government going to come after these people if they don't pay for their parents elder-care? Are they going to get thrown in jail?
This doesn't seem like a good idea, at all.
Maybe parents won't be so lousy once they realize that their children may be the only ones who will take care of them when they're older, instead of relying on the Nanny State.
The Good Book says - Honor thy mother and thy father.
It doesn’t say to do so if they were nice to you, or good parents, or even good people.
Yes, of course there are limits - molesters and abusers and the like - but part of the decline of the moral character of America is due to the notion that family is voluntary. Our children don’t listen to stories at Grandpa’s knee, marriages are convenience based, and even siblings are just people we see at Christmas.
I don’t think that the government has any business enforcing such a notion, but the moral basis of the law is Biblical and correct. We shouldn’t need the government to tell us to take care of our own, that’s the sad part.
This is a horrible idea. Forcing them to pay for parents is a family destroyer. If kids are in a financial situation to afford it, they can help voluntarily. Families used to be like the Waltons. Big houses, everyone doing a part of helping each other with their needs.
That concept disappeared unfortunately.