My mother (OGH's wife) has fairly advanced dementia. But she had always been absolutely insistent that she would not be moved to a home. OGH did all the caring for a long while. But now his mobi… (View Post)

The oil comes via the Druzhba pipeline that runs through... Belarus and Ukraine. It doesn't pass through the EU at any point. (View Post)

@stodge - as always - raises another very important point. If granny* is not in a care home, then someone is going to be looking after her. And if it's not the state, then it's likely to be… (View Post)

Here's the thing, though. This causes moral hazard, because why save if the state will step in if you have no assets? So either people will just spend their money to avoid having it taken away t… (View Post)

Now for a heartwarming story: https://youtu.be/KRtyMCeDw8o?si=kWNMy6L_H7-0nCFa (View Post)