You are all america Is about! Like lack of help for handicapped. Or lack of help for 96 years olds. Old man you surely will want to do some tryhard and outlive your son since he has special Needs.
My dear 96 years old man, you are really what america Is all about.
96 year old man who tries not to drive gets dragged into court on a school zone violation only to have his case dismissed. that’s what america is all about
Jesus Christ these people. My man lived more than a tortoise and they are still bugging him. It Is insane that you should be forced to do anything After you worked your share for all your Life. But then again, i don't even think there Is pension in usa, i think It Is privatized
I assume you’re from Europe with your use of the word “pension”.
The US DOES have roughly equivalent government programs. MedicAid pays for health care of poor and indigent families. MediCare pays for health care for anyone over the age of 65 or anyone of any age that is physically or mentally disabled or has certain lifelong health conditions. Social Security pays money monthly to retirees and you can start collecting Social Security payments between the ages of 62 and 70.
When you use “pension” in the US it generally refers to private companies (or government employees) collecting retirement benefits from those companies, not a government subsidy. Most private companies no longer have a pension program, it is replaced with 401k programs where the employer usually pays some matching money into a retirement fund that the employee can also put money into.
The US does not have automatic government cradle-to-grave benefits so you hear many people absolutely trashing the system, especially online, and it sounds like we kick anyone that’s poor into the street, but that’s simply not true.
Medicaid literally had its federal budget voted to be slashed the other day. I did not mention SSA. But at the same time, Trump has said he wouldn't let them touch Medicaid. So clearly SSA is likely up next down the line.
That Is the impression, and "cool/edgy/shocking" spreads much faster than "true".
What i know about Is Italy but i am pretty sure other european countries do that too. We get paid something like half of what we really earn. This cover every Need except domestic ones. And part of the not payed Money, Will be given to you under the form of pension once you have done working. the bad thing Is that it's not like those Money are stored in a super bank. Those Money are SPENT by the state. This means that in 40/50 years when i Will have done working, if the state goes in default, my Money are never given back
And it's show business. I have seen a series of videos with this judge dismissing charges for defendants with a sob story. I am sure dismissing was the right call each time but that's exactly the point; it's only on the internet for engagement dollars.
The amount of people in this thread who are like, "How could this guy get a citation in the first place?"
I'm sitting here like: Uh... he's going to run over a four year old because you idiots think old people can't be a danger on the road.
When I was young I saw an old woman drive through a stopped school bus. The driver was honking and freaking out because this person was treating the stop sign on the bus as a literal stop sign. They stopped, waited one second, then started going.
The old lady realized something was wrong because she was being yelled at, pulled over and got out of her car.
When the bus driver saw she was an old lady he apologized and directed her to get back in her car.
90 doesn't mean you can run over kids. The rules of the road are there for a reason and if youre too old to follow them, you're too old to drive.
Every once in a wild we get some old person not knowing wtf they are doing behind the wheel and causing serious accidents.
Saw an old dude straight up drive on to the sidewalk, cops stopped him, saw how old he was and directed him back on the road.... Wtf. I'm not saying arrest him but probably detain him until a family member shows up to get him and the car cause holy shit he was driving on the sidewalk.
Yeah I mean I feel bad for this guy but it really does seem like he shouldn’t be driving, especially if he got dinged in a school zone. The story is cute until a toddler runs out in front of his car and he can’t brake fast enough.
Jumping the curb because of hitting the gas instead of the brakes is pretty common amongst the elderly. At no point do they ever seem to question whether or not they should be driving, they just either see it as their God-given right or are too confused to know either way.
Its sad that America prioritizes old people who have already lived a long life over children. Just look at how many residential buildings and communities are seniors only. And how town meetings and such are done in the middle of the day when only old people can attend. And how cars are prioritized over safety. Parking lots are prioritized over playgrounds.
Speaking as a crossing guard at a middle school, thank you. I have put myself in the path of traffic more times than I can count, and I've been very nearly run over twice already this year. Speeding, staring at their phones, yelling at the passenger -- this is what I see on a daily basis, and then I get screamed at if/when they finally stop.
Be cold about it. I'm in charge of getting 150 of someone else's kids across a busy street every day, and this judge's decision is a slap in the face to me, the 150 kids, and all their parents.
I’ve seen other videos from this judge. He really does seem like a good guy. I feel like he just chose his words poorly and didn’t know how to respond to such a horrible situation.
Exactly, this guy and his son should have a ride back and forth between the drs office. The man probably lives in fear of what will happen to his son should he pass.
I love the wishes for good health. He looks ready to end it all right now. 96 and is forced to drive his son. I’m sure he’s paying his local government for transport but not getting it.
As a parent to a special needs child who will need 24/7 care all their life this is our biggest fear. Being too old to take care of them, dying and there being no one to take care of them. This video is breaking my heart. This is a failure of our society.
I'm really sorry you're having a shit day but... dont. just.. stop maming everything about you and your miserable self. we're sick of it, it's not helpful, honestly just.. please, try
Yeah, watching that video, I was like, that's not something to be proud of. It's sweet, yes, but he has no infrastructure in the US to assist him at his age with his son. There is no true safety net here, and this video, if anything, exemplifies that and the absurdity of American life.
that 96 year old gets more help from the government than any young person will get their entire lives, same for his son, im so tired of the most privileged generation of people getting out of everything "because they are old and their lives are hard" so is everyone elses and they still follow the law.
The biggest thing in my opinion is that there is no great public transport in the US. When I visited couple of times I felt that without a car you cannot live in the US. May be its just me, but if there are good bus connectivity this person could use it instead.
Also DEI hiring exists which benifits handicaped, special needs, immigrants, minorities, social groups. Which is one of 100s of programs that benifit handicaped people
Yea and itll be easier than ever for minors to get their hands on drugs, which would also mean drug laws need to completley change. It would also crash the market in such a devastating way that most of us will be dehomed. So we'll just be another country with no way to protect eachother, ourselves against government, with no sense of community, our country and international relations/collapsing. But hey, free health care right? Sorry but things dont happen over night and you just dont know what youre talking abt if you think those are good solutions. You wont be sleeping sound youll be sleepin on the side walk worrying abt rolling over a dirty needle. But hey! You get poked you got free HC right!?
It doesn't sound like you know much about free healthcare either, i did not ready again my comment, but surely i did not Say that this thing should Just happen overnight. Also what the hell is that thing about minors getting drugs? Drugs are protected by security systems, you get the drugs your doctor says you Need. I am not sure i follow this Kids having drugs at hands
Thats just not true over the counter laws become loser and loser over the years and its also dependant on state. Btw i hate when people act like we arent in a highly charitable country, pitch your story the right way to the right people, or do research on finacial aid programs. There are hundreds of thousand of Americans that are willing to fund you, and even more to boost the story. Free health care is a lie and a scam, it isnt free its expensive for everyone other than those that already have jt
I believe with the "loser and loser" you are talking about the kid-drug thing. If this Is the case, i don't know where you live man. In First world countries in Europe people don't get drugs without a prescription
Free healthcare is not free, we pay our doctors and nurses and their expensive equipment every Bloody month with taxes. This in return of an infinite healthcare fund if you have trouble. Yes, we mostly pay for others, but when cancer hits me, i Will only Sorry about my health. Little time ago i had a very invasive surgery, i would have not been able to pay It (let me check). The cost would have been between 40k and 90k, i have never paid that much with taxes and probably never Will for healthcare alone, but i got It without a worry because others paid for me. I Would never have been able to pay It back. I am sure usa has private insurance that May have paid for me, but as i said, let's Say It covers 100k. I don't want to be afraid of Being in the hospital more than x days because i have no Money to pay for It. We are in Italy, people don't live good, but they live well, and their health Is under the protection of every paying citizen. We are not perfect and sure as hell we are afraid of losing Jobs, which Is our main concern nationality wise. That Is a problem. I am afraid to not get a job and afraid i will not find It. But i am not afraid of breaking every bone in my body as long as It Is not fatal or permanent damage. Sorry if this text contains mistakes, they are most likely auto corrected by my italian keyboard
I understand what your saying. Im in America, over the counter drugs are very readly available more than ever because of more liberal polices of more open healthcare. The main reason I cant agree on the expensive surgery costs arguement is because in America many careers will provide, help with, or cover a portion of healthcare for you. Some completely covering it. Though in this example when you are much much older in life i dont think the problem is that hes struggling to pay for healthcare, not at all, we need to make more of an effort to remind older people of their readily available social services. These things already exist, but just like the constitution (or any bill of rights), you only know so many rights unless you are made aware of them or learn them yourself. You can call emergancy services (hospital, ambulance, police, or fire department) and notify them that you are in a rush to the hospital, with a description of your vehicle, state the emergency, and request an emergency escort en route to you. Problem solved, theres nothing that needs money thrown at it, its just frustrating how quick people are to throw money at things that already exist, for nothing to happen. While big corps make money off it and then everyone forgets but then complains about the economy
Health cares like a hundred bucks a month dawg, maybe a lil over, which is what youd be payin the gov for everyone to have it. So if you really care just pay for your loved ones and stop complaining
I believe the health care Is not an infinite fund, i don't know, but still, let's Say 100$ a month gives you 100k coverage, you still Need to be careful, and i am not sure how much a serious surgery might cost
Yeah, they should both be in a position to be cared for at their age. In my country you can get state funded care for the elderly that's paid for by taking a portion of the sale of your property when it's sold. So your relatives don't bear the cost but they still have to pay in the loss of inheritance. Means old people aren't abandoned like this poor American.
Yk for every social dilemma you want solved thats money out of everyones wallets to accomplish that right? Because even if the federal reserve printed the money for it the amount of transaction that would happen in the medical market would cause everything else to crash while medical corporations which already have a ridiculous amount of power to be completely on top of them market. Which would of course include rich stock holders, politions,and well off American families. Meanwhile the rest of us need to reform the market that we are basically begging to crash, and then blame it on politics. And thats with just one problem. Its not politics its ignorance thats the problem.
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u/cheesy_anon Feb 27 '25
You are all america Is about! Like lack of help for handicapped. Or lack of help for 96 years olds. Old man you surely will want to do some tryhard and outlive your son since he has special Needs.
My dear 96 years old man, you are really what america Is all about.