You mean this is not in addition to retirement income in some places? 🙀

European here, if my parents needed assistance I’d do my best to help them 100%. But that’s because they’re my parents, they can be thrifty, I know they’re not gambling addicts or spending it all on booze etc. Having to ask (not outright, but no longer strongly refusing my help or no longer dumping money on us at every opportunity to avoid inheritance taxes) would be an indicator that they’re already pretty desperate.

Lots of people aren’t as lucky regarding their parents.

spaghetti monster

But does it fly?