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Lanky-Huckleberry696 t1_ja85wnv wrote

Is this an average price? Wish is was still in the $3 range, but where I live it is $4.65 for a tall latte. Only head over the Starbucks when I am on the road. Got a nice latte machine at home and can have a hot latte anytime of day for less than a dollar for a single tall latte.

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lucky_ducker t1_ja82c8g wrote

Medicare with a good Medigap supplemental policy is actually pretty adequate for the vast majority of U.S. retirees. Only if you get a rare condition that Medicare flat out doesn't cover, or choose an expensive elective medical procedure, would you run up large bills.

What does happen quite often is that someone will require long term skilled care in a nursing home. Medicare only covers 100 days. Medicaid, the means tested medical coverage, will pay for long term care, but only after the beneficiary exhausts all but their last $2000 in assets (there is some protection for a primary residence, especially if there is a spouse still living there). The upshot is that a large majority of persons needing long term care end up dying with pretty much zero net worth.

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IncomeStatementGuy OP t1_ja80zkz wrote

I agree, bothers me too :D

It’s something I try to avoid somewhat when I create the diagram by controlling overall flow height and node positions on the canvas. I have not thought about it in terms of making changes to the algorithm until you mentioned it.

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