“So what does this do to the culture?
Let’s consider that for a moment....
...So where will they turn...to the current modern family. What happens if they move in with the kids? Some cases will be difficult to endure, but if things are going badly all around, it could be a good thing to restore the idea of family.”
You raise some valid points. But, OTOH, we have near 20% real unemployment (when all factors are considered), and boomers and even younger Americans living off hardship withdrawals to retirement accounts, etc. It’s difficult enough for a lot of people to care of their immediate families, let alone take in more family members (who may require a lot of assistance).
It sure would be nice for the left to lose that “free wheeling social culture”, though...
And those are the very reasons that families should pull together. Families will return to God and find comfort in the closeness of loved ones. Elders can supply needed knowledge to the younger generation about, "how to make it through." Younger Americans who grasp the idea of family and that charity starts at home, will survive.
I didn't say this would be wonderful or easy. In fact, I said for some this would be the most difficult of situations, but really...what are you going to do with your elders when they can't afford a nursing home? We can guess what the government health care solution will be.
Heck isn't that really what part of this thread is all about? Are we going to continue to depend on the Federal Government to take care of our family? We're so ingrained with this SS idea, that we can't and won't consider how life would change without it. And sometimes you have to go through hard times to get to the good times. Our country turning back to God and Family isn't going to be easy, but God didn't have the Israelites roam the desert for 40 years for nothing.