[EternalVigilance]

At some point the questions "how much will this cost" and "how will it be paid for and by whom" must be asked and answered.

Ever hear the expression, "Some things are more important than money"??

[justshutupandtakeit]

Yes, but the point is like my father used to tell me "money doesn't grow on trees." When health care dollars are spent in one area they are not available to be spent on others.

At what point is the treasury tapped out and who will suffer because of it?

Our society does not expose infants or old people like some cultures and that is good but it cannot afford to spend gigantic sums on prolonging "life" for some with no end in sight. At some point one will have to make decisions on where the money is to be spent.

What percent of the national income can be spent on such things in your opinion? We spend far more than any other nation if I am not mistaken about 17-18% and growing.

[UCANSEE2]

At some point the questions "how much will this cost" and "how will it be paid for and by whom" must be asked and answered.

I have thought about this, justshutupandtakeit, and you are right.

I have figured out how much my taxes pay for your schooling, the schooling of your children, (or future children), and on and on , and have decided that it is INCONVENIENT for me to have to pay any further taxes to support you or your family (or the government's intercession in/for your family) in any way, and therefore, YOU SHOULD BE PUT TO DEATH just to make life a little less INCONVENIENT for ME. Is that OK?

[NautiNurse]

Local news coverage: Terri's mother was permitted to visit her this afternoon. There are three police officers in Terri's room.