Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City

Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by antonius on Monday November 25, 2013 @02:58PM (#6796508)

Although the doctors and nurses were taking care of this woman as best they could, their ultimate goals were purely monetary based on her large wealth.

Sad.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by fleitz on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:13PM (#6796616)

Yes, truly despicable, personally I forgo a paycheque for the honour of working for the wealthy for free.

These doctors and nurses have some gall as members of the working class to consider acting like those they serve. Who do they think they are? Millionaires?

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by antonius on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:23PM (#6796690)

One of her doctors tapped her for more than $1 million in loans that he would never repay.

Because that sure is working for free right?

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by mikeash on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:27PM (#6796715)

There is a vast gulf that exists between working for free and blatantly defrauding your patients. Most of humanity lives within that gulf. From your tone, I suspect you may not.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by fleitz on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:35PM (#6796789)

From the sounds of the article everything they did was legal...

Just as her father buying his senate seat was... Just as the various ways in which Montana copper mine strikes were dealt with, just as the way Montana came to become a state.

I suspect you may be uncomfortable with the moral foundations of US law and how that country and its wealth came to be as well as the legal means by which one may acquire wealth in the United States.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by pstuart on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:47PM (#6796866)

Just because it was legal doesn't make it moral.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by mikeash on Monday November 25, 2013 @04:45PM (#6797288)

Really? Fraud is simply lying for gain. I see a ton of that in the article. Maybe it hasn't been prosecuted, but that doesn't make it legal.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by prawn on Monday November 25, 2013 @05:49PM (#6797664)

You're speaking of her father's indiscretions, not hers.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by fleitz on Monday November 25, 2013 @07:00PM (#6798047)

Ahh yes, the "I didn't know this stereo i got for free was stolen execuse"

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by alan_cx on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:18PM (#6796650)

Makes you have to wonder about the assisted suicide debate, either way.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by JackFr on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:21PM (#6796676)

What does that even mean? Am I missing something, or is that a serious non sequitur made worse by the 'either way'.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by Leon on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:57PM (#6796949)

He/she is implying that Doctor's want to keep people alive so that they can bill them for services rendered longer and make more money.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by forgotAgain on Monday November 25, 2013 @04:07PM (#6797017)

Or conversely, once the caregiver is in the will the patient is toast.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by gcb1 on Monday November 25, 2013 @05:19PM (#6797484)

yes, it highlights how assisted suicide will not worsen the problem, as it exists just fine without it.

but there is not talks about medical accountabilityq and transparency, which is the solution to the root issue, making the talks on assisted suicide frivolous. but i guess solving problems does not win votes.

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Re:Empty Mansions: Don’t be old and rich in New York City by dlsx on Monday November 25, 2013 @03:50PM (#6796897)

I doubt they were trying their best, I mean other than trying to kill her and "extract wealth."

What's sad to me is the general populace thinking a "doctor" is anything more than a spineless vulture pushing whatever status-quo pill regime is hot in the pharma industry. Doctors like this should be fucking hung, I'm not joking. I don't care if you are desperate for that third mercedes. You're a scum bag trying to milk the death of an elderly lady that doesn't know any better. Really, what the fuck is the point of "healthcare" in this obviously broken industry built on exploiting health rather than fixing it.

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