“well yes, except that she was 70! That’s not old anymore.”
Some academic writings by progressive thinkers agree with you and wish to push eligibility for drawing Social Security to 70 or 72. Progressives writing on health care want to start rationing life extending procedures by age 75. Others involved with tax policy want much higher inheritance taxes with some arguing the government should take 100% at death.
Put it all together and the philosophy is to have people work to an age where their bodies can no longer keep the pace of younger people. Once they are no longer producing, create conditions so they die as quickly as possible. Harvest and redistribute anything the leave behind for the good of the state. Sounds pretty much like slavery. No doubt the elites will have another set of rules.
Boy, sounds to me like you are mixing up several different thought processes and coming out with a strange conclusion. If I understand you correctly, you are very confused.
The forces who want to raise the social security eligibility age are absolutely NOT the forces who want to ration health care. The people who “agree with me” that 70 is not old anymore are not academics and progressives. I am not sure how you reached the conclusions you did. You seem to totally miss the point I was making and you created an equation of parts never meant to be added together.