Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Just your health care - especially if you're "past the age of productivity"...
The Indians put their elderly out of the camp, into the woods to be victims of the elements or predators. The Eskimos put their elderly out on an ice floe - to die of exposure or Polar Bears.
We're more civilized in this country - and if the needed treatment to the elderly exceeds what is deemed "balanced and efficient" in relation to estimated remaining lifespan - regardless of the $$$ they have paid into the Medicare system over their working years - just refuse available treatment as "not cost effective", and instead refer them to a good (cheap!) Mortician!
Bloomberg.com: Opinion
NOW, all this may sound just fine to a healthy and carefree younger generation - but WE were also young once - back when we paid for future medical coverage - and YOU TOO will soon be in our shoes as well. Won't it be great fun and entertainment to watch YOUR loved ones slowly and painfully die - not because treatment isn't available - but because their age renders them "unworthy of treatment"...
The Indians put their elderly out of the camp, into the woods to be victims of the elements or predators. The Eskimos put their elderly out on an ice floe - to die of exposure or Polar Bears.
We're more civilized in this country - and if the needed treatment to the elderly exceeds what is deemed "balanced and efficient" in relation to estimated remaining lifespan - regardless of the $$$ they have paid into the Medicare system over their working years - just refuse available treatment as "not cost effective", and instead refer them to a good (cheap!) Mortician!
Bloomberg.com: Opinion
NOW, all this may sound just fine to a healthy and carefree younger generation - but WE were also young once - back when we paid for future medical coverage - and YOU TOO will soon be in our shoes as well. Won't it be great fun and entertainment to watch YOUR loved ones slowly and painfully die - not because treatment isn't available - but because their age renders them "unworthy of treatment"...
