Corporations They are a F**king the Elderly

“I loved getting those calls,” Mr. Guthrie said in an interview. “Since my wife passed away, I don’t have many people to talk with. I didn’t even know they were stealing from me until everything was gone.”

These kinds of things really upset me. First of all, it’s horrible that the elderly are preyed upon but the really sad fact is that the reason so many elderly people are easy targets is that they are lonely, and alone. Why is it that so many Americans no longer feel that it is their responsibility to care for their aging relatives? The idea of sending elderly parents to a “home,” just to make life easier on yourself, would be looked at as barbaric in many other countries. And how many grandparents, living alone, only see their children and grandchildren on holidays, if that? Living in Sicily, where taking care of family is always the first priority, has really opened my eyes to the fact that Americans tend to value personal comfort and security over pretty much anything else, including family.