Posted on 02/28/2020 7:48:43 AM PST by yesthatjallen
There are certain issues that you’d expect to be top-of-mind for older Americans, whether it be Social Security, Medicare, or scams that target seniors. But as I traveled through my district this year and held workshops for seniors across Maryland, there was one topic that I was surprised came up again and again: loneliness.
The crisis of social isolation and loneliness currently affects almost half of our population, and seniors are front and center.
In 2018, a national poll revealed that nearly half of all Americans suffer from social isolation and chronic loneliness. That’s almost 164 million people – across all age groups and populations - suffering from an illness that is more deadly than smoking 15 cigarettes a day and costs the Medicare program alone over $6 billion per year.
Social isolation, defined as when a person lacks opportunity to develop social connections, and loneliness, defined as the feeling of being alone, both represent growing health concerns in the U.S. socially isolated or lonely person has an increased likelihood of negative health outcomes including much higher risks of major chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and heart disease, as well as severe mental health conditions such as anxiety, dementia and depression.
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Is there ANYTHING that the federal government can't fix? That is the most remarkable collection of people on earth.
Is there anything more dangerous than a democrap in search of a problem to “fix”?
What if you socially isolate and enjoy it?
That’s why Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and I introduced H.R. 4859, the bipartisan Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019, in October of last year to protect older adults from the negative health outcomes caused by chronic loneliness.
Who is against this? can’t vote against this if you are a politician.
VERY LITTLE LEGISLATON IS HELD TO ACCOUNTIBILTY ON SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
All the lonely people.
Where do they all come from?
I can understand the elderly are more prone to this. Older folks don’t get out as much as others, and , people of a certain age have often seen spouses and other family and friends pass away.
While this can be an issue to be aware of, I hope someine doesn’t decide the solution is some massive new government program. Not every societal ill needs to be “solved”, by some government program.
They want me to quarantine myself, so I’m quarantining myself.
So, leave me alone.
The next step in the nanny state. The government will assign everyone ‘a friend’.
Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness
There will be a lot of activity, but no accomplishing.
Wow. Talk about out of control government!
Our legislation and the efforts of groups like the Coalition and AARP ................................
Sorry....You will be assigned a friend anyway but you will get to choose from one from the 15 acceptable and government approved genders.
> Why is the solution to every problem more legislation? <
Good question. For those guys, it’s always more legislation, and more borrowed money to pay for it.
But... but... sometimes the only intelligent conversation I have is with myself!
Get a dog.
The War on Intractable Pain Patients creates patients who lose friends, are isolated due to being confined to bed, or clumsy wheel chairs. Doctors make it worse as they don’t debunk the stupid “you get addicted” on one script or shot of Pain Meds. BS. Many have had 28 or more surgeries, tried all the snake oil. Been on the same dosage for 2 decades. You are one accident or disease from joining them.
As Drug War Rages, Most People Who Need Treatment Don’t Get It https://truthout.org/articles/as-drug-war-rages-most-people-who-need-treatment-dont-get-it/
I guess they want government subsidized hugs. :)
First and foremost..All Democrats are scum.
We could solve this crisis if we spent $60T on it.
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