“always been a single choice first. Do nothing or Do something.”
Yes.
The American understands that this decision is the sole purview of the individual.
The statist or communist believes, falsely, that the decision belongs to the state, or “community”.
“If you decide society must do something for the oldsters, then you” are a dirty communist and I’ll fight you to the end, as an American.
Too often doing something “for” others translates into doing something “to” them.