[Jhoffa_]

We made sure she had everything she needed-not just her medicines.

I am glad you could provide for her. Being old and alone and sick, without help, is just about one of the most grim pictures I can imagine.

But, I would much prefer some kind of alternative to this subsidy. "Privatized" or what have you.

[nyconse]

This may surprise you, but I wish there was an alternative also. I just don't see one right now-given the political situation.