ᐅ Gas Prices – Where Is Gas Still Affordable?

driver55 schrieb:

That’s outrageous. In the past, that would have earned a slap.

But at least now we know how to judge your comments.

Yeah, times have changed, and I’m speaking about myself here. But I don’t live alone!

I constantly have to tell my husband to turn everything off, and he didn’t even want to use power strips. The test to measure consumption was my idea, and I’m very glad I finally convinced him. I was raised differently—my parents always paid attention to these things.

This also applies to water, for example; he used to leave it running while brushing his teeth, which I would never do.

I have solar panels and an electric car—so what more do you want from me?

Now, do I have to be afraid that if I shower for six minutes, you’ll be standing behind me?

The discussion culture here is just awful.

chand1986 schrieb:

It’s just a feeling.
Decades ago, people in Germany were already doing quite well—even without asparagus and strawberries in winter, without imported mangoes, without SUVs, and so on... the list goes on.

The wealth created since then concerns:
a) social progress (medical treatments, rights to participation and care, minimum wage, environmental protection, etc.)

b) a massive increase in consumption, almost to an absurd degree (see examples above).

Crises like the current one force cutbacks mainly in category b).
This affects poorer people much more than most of us here in the HOUSE BUILDING (!) forum.

If cutbacks were happening in category a), THEN you would have a point.

Uh, and where do you live, in the same country as I do? The medical standard here has clearly declined in recent years.

I had to go to the hospital twice a day for weeks—or my family had to—because there simply was no one with the time to give my father his 10-15 cancer pills and antibiotics. Every day the medication remained untouched in the room, and the nurses just shrugged—no time.

We’re trying to get rehab for my brother-in-law; it’s crazy what you have to go through.

Maybe compared to some other countries with almost nothing our standard is okay, but we have definitely declined, so according to your definition, our wealth is shrinking.

Snowy36 schrieb:

because there simply was no one who had the time to give my father his 10-15 cancer pills and antibiotics.

I know it differently. Administering prescribed medication is mandatory unless the patient actively refuses it.

But aside from that:

Snowy36 schrieb:

The medical standard here has clearly declined over the past few years.

When and where exactly were your father’s 15 medications given and your brother-in-law immediately placed in rehab?

You are concluding from something that is currently or recently not going well for you that everything was better in the past.

Hopefully you are not referring to the “good old days” when people did not have to worry about rehab and certain medications for a specific reason?

We have also had experience with administering medication with my mother-in-law. However, I do not consider this standard and believe it is mainly related to the overall shortage of skilled workers. I was in the hospital two weeks ago, and the care was excellent (as a public health insurance patient).

I have now adjusted our hot water heating times. Let’s see what results from that.

chand1986 schrieb:

I know it differently. Administering prescribed medication is mandatory, unless the patient actively refuses it.

But aside from that:

When and where was it that your father was given 15 medications and your brother-in-law immediately got a rehab place?

You are concluding from a current or recent personal negative experience that everything was better in the past.

Hopefully, you don't mean the so-called good old days when people didn’t have to worry about rehab or certain medications for specific reasons?

Nothing has improved in care and related areas over the last ten years? Staff shortages, hospital closures, lack of funding, lack of time, overload.

The quality standard is suffering as a result.

Instead of investing money in the healthcare system, we spent it elsewhere.
It’s somewhat logical that things haven’t gotten better.

SumsumBiene schrieb:

We also had similar experiences with medication administration for my mother-in-law. However, I don’t consider this standard and believe it is mainly due to the general shortage of skilled workers. I was in the hospital two weeks ago as a public insurance patient, and the care was excellent.

I have now adjusted our hot water heating times. Let’s see what comes of it.

It depends more on the hospital and the staff how well the patient is treated than on the type of health insurance. That has been our experience.

Snowy36 schrieb:

Yes, things are not the same anymore, and I’m talking about my own experience here. But I don’t live alone!

But precisely because of that, you should vote for the Greens, to encourage more people to adopt your ecological lifestyle and tackle humanity’s biggest and most important problem!

Snowy36 schrieb:

In the last ten years, nothing has improved in nursing and related fields? Staff shortages, hospital closures, lack of money, lack of time, overwork.

In this case, you are mistaken. Wages have increased along with the number of employees in the healthcare system. This has also led to a rise in overall expenditures. Both absolute spending and the share of GDP have risen significantly, and not just due to COVID-19. So please don’t base conclusions on individual experiences rather than the actual overall development.