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Glass half full thing.
passsst. the alternative ? Soylent Green !
Now let me get this straight; is the commenter saying we should NOT take good care of the bodies the Good Lord gave us?
My guess is that socialized medicine will lead to a scenario where, after the age of say, seventy, the proles will not be entitled to any state healthcare at all.
Kinda like Joe Haldeman’s dystopian sci-fi novel; “The Forever War”.
Note the psychological impact of socialized health care. People are now contemplating their lives solely in terms of how best to serve the state. Shall I be healthy or die young, which best serves the state? Talk about warped.
It's really that simple.
Damn man, bad news never ceases.
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I thought for a minute this was a Hillary thread.
Why should the government be involved in this sort of thing anyway. Isn't the right blend of exercise, tofu, and creme brulee a pretty personal decision?
When the Social Security system was set up people would retire one year and meet their maker shortly afterwards, my mother in law is living with us having retired from the educational system 35 years ago!
I am not saying that I wish she meet her maker soon, rather that with such an expansion of our lifetime through all the improvements in medical care, nutrition and other factors, they have yet to revamp the system to take those factors into consideration.
Very scary article! If we get socialized medicine, advances in medicine will not matter. The social healthcare system will not allow us to live beyond a certain age.
Liberal Fascists are afraid of dying and meeting their Maker. They think embryonic stem cell research is going to keep them alive forever. And we’re the evil fools?
I get it - the new liberal ideology is that euthanasia or suicide is the patriotic thing to do once you can no longer contribute to the welfare state (to keep some young, able-bodied bum in the style to which he has become accustomed, not to mention non-profits in clover). The fascist/socialist slogan used to be - if you are not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Today, it’s - off to the knackers with these geezers.
People who believe in Jesus as their Lord and savior are less concerned about the lengthening of their life.
People that think this life is all there is are quite a bit more interested in life prolongation.
This life, relative to the “hereafter” is sort of like your life in the womb, relative to the “real life”.
Looking at it that way, why on earth would you want to prolong it, once your children are grown and on their own? I personally look forward with great anticipation of the “hereafter”.