How long would that 140K have lasted if it wasn't for Medicare picking up the tab? According to a study conducted by U.S. News and the National Healthcare Association the average cost for 1 year in a skilled nursing facility is now $102.500. If your Pop has to go there the Lincoln ,the house will be gone along with that 140K pretty damn quick and Medicaid will have to take over. Another Democrat social program the GOP failed to scare enough people into believing that it would "destroy" the country.
People rail against the Dems not because they're personal ideology is in conflict with that of the Dems but rather because they are embarrassed to find themselves dependent on Democrat sponsored social programs .If they find themselves dependent on it through no fault of their own that's just fine. But, why do they continue line up in support of right wing radicals hell bent on repealing and or defunding the very programs keeping from living in squalor ?