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OK, so the fascists want to ration care base on years of quality of life expected. Appently, an older person’s year of life is less equal than a younger person. The elderly are being viewed more and more like the pre-born- disposable. What if the ante is raised by the rationing of health care resources by tax revenue generated per person. That would deny care to society’s ‘takers’. Here, the fascists would face a dilemma between their desire to deny care in general, and their desire to aid their welfare constiuency.
The Dims are all about one thing-power. Benefits will be doled out to their supporters and their opponents will be punished. All they want is total power. Instead of the rule of law, we will have the law of the jungle, sheer tribalism.

That is one of the best comments I've ever seen on this subject. I'm going to repeat it!!!

OK, so the fascists want to ration care base on years of quality of life expected. Appently, an older person’s year of life is less equal than a younger person. The elderly are being viewed more and more like the pre-born- disposable. What if the ante is raised by the rationing of health care resources by tax revenue generated per person. That would deny care to society’s ‘takers’. Here, the fascists would face a dilemma between their desire to deny care in general, and their desire to aid their welfare constiuency.

The Dims are all about one thing-power. Benefits will be doled out to their supporters and their opponents will be punished. All they want is total power. Instead of the rule of law, we will have the law of the jungle, sheer tribalism.

I said nothing about rationing care. I merely pointed out that with experience it is possible to estimate how much time is left. Thus one can choose to seek more agressive treatment, spend more time with the grandchildren, clean out a lifetime collection of personal junk, distribute possessions to family and charity, take one more beautiful trip, etc.

The Dims are all about one thing-power. Benefits will be doled out to their supporters and their opponents will be punished. All they want is total power. Instead of the rule of law, we will have the law of the jungle, sheer tribalism.

Hopefully, they will realize they are wrong when it bite back at them. I'm a firm believer in karma and they are building up a lot of bad karma and it will bite them in the butt one day. If we also bring the bible into it, they "will reap what they sow." I used to work in IT and since it is the subject here, GIGO also applies, Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Enough analogies. There will be a lot of people denied healthcare, old and perhaps not so old. People have friends, families and so on. If a Tony Soprano is denied healthcare by a bureaucrat, he might find a dead horse's head on the porch. I would hate to be that bureaucrat. Even normal people, when the law of the jungle applies, it will backfire on those that impose that. All I can say is I was the said bureaucrat, avoid dark allies, check under the car all the time, mind your wife and kids and sleep with your eyes open. I know in the bible, "vengence is mine, sayeth the Lord," but many will want to take the first crack at it.

When you create the world of "Lord of the Flies," don't be surprised when ti strikes back. It is and always will be a two way street.