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Aka, increasing taxes and increasing pay to quality of life at work ratios for healthcare workers.

government involvement is the root of the problem, care used to be familial and community responsibility which we abandoned. I'm already paying the highest average tax rate since the war to pay for current pensions that are unfunded and thereby expect future generations to give me their money when I'm old. Poor outcomes

I would have thought that agglomeration of economic opportunities and desirable quality of life in urban areas for working age populations is some of the “root” of the problem.

And also the aging demographics, leaving fewer and fewer younger age people to support more and more older people.

>I'm thinking if each rich old person in the village paid a subscription for a dedicated local care team who lived together in a nice house in the village (like 30x people paying £1000 a month to support 5 people) then that would be a balance for a very decent care wage + consistent high quality care

What is your basis for thinking 5 people would have the expertise to support 30 old people, and they would do it for 6k pounds per month each, and live in a single house together?

I highly doubt that a person would go through years of grueling medical training to live that lifestyle.

I live in a shared house with a doctor who earns <£4k a month and works 60 hours a week

most care staff are on £12 an hour where I live

a care home ratio of 1 staff to 6 members is good, (1 nurse + 3 carers to 30 people is not uncommon for a shift)

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