These are fair points. But with all my respect and sympathy for women who survive their spouses and see their condition worsen afterwards, I have even more sympathy for the man that dies. I hope you are not suggesting…
True -- except maybe for the "at the same time" part; with a few minutes break in between I'll agree :) But yes, I agree also that it doesn't justify poverty. I think partly due to the inherent assymetries (like the…
>we provide caregiving to our own children and other relatives essentially for free and that society owes us nothing for this imposition on our time and energy At least historically, what society gave in return was…
These are fair points. But with all my respect and sympathy for women who survive their spouses and see their condition worsen afterwards, I have even more sympathy for the man that dies. I hope you are not suggesting…
True -- except maybe for the "at the same time" part; with a few minutes break in between I'll agree :) But yes, I agree also that it doesn't justify poverty. I think partly due to the inherent assymetries (like the…
>we provide caregiving to our own children and other relatives essentially for free and that society owes us nothing for this imposition on our time and energy At least historically, what society gave in return was…