Yet the article points out that the US $ 800 million subsidy was miniscule in comparison to the multi-trillion dollar bailout of the Wall Street fat cats. And it noted that if the US government doesn't help seniors to first get by on their own assets, many of them will end up requiring direct government assistance, which will end up being much more expensive in the long run.
然而，該刊指出，相較於華爾街肥貓要求上兆美元紓困，住都部的補助金額實在是小巫見大巫；而美國政府若不鼓勵老人先利用自己的資產自救，等到他們的生活落入困境後再進場，到時要補的黑洞可能更大！