Sunday, December 29, 2013

Shining A Little Light On Reverse Mortgages And Other Scams

Relieving confused old people of the possession of their money is a revered America tradition, as the ubiquitous reverse mortgage commercials on Fox can attest.  It's good to see more people starting to talk about this bullshit; reverse mortgages are only the latest scheme cooked up to steal from the old, the desperate, and the infirm.  The entire disintegration of Medicare is part of it, too, with the toxic privatization and needlessly complex and expensive supplementary benefit plans--all of which should be included in a true comprehensive program which has no for-profit insurance components whatsoever.  Come to think of it, this would make an excellent campaign theme for any Dems who wanted to help people AND win elections!

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