[TxAg1981]

I don't think anyone is arguing that the costs will be significant. I think the question is what to do about it. Is the value of a person solely defined by how much labor or money they can contribute to "society"?
If that is true, then those very "youngsters" will be surprised how they are viewed if they have a bad accident that renders them incapable of contributing "fully". They will also be deemed as overhead and an unnecessary burden on the rest.
Jesus, please have mercy on us!

[Eagles6]

Perhaps we, as a society could compensate by eliminating all welfare for the able bodied, the generational welfare parasites that have contributed nothing, the illegal aliens, legal immigrants.

There are many ways that we could save money before shutting out our elderly.

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

I don't think anyone is arguing that the costs will be significant. I think the question is what to do about it. Is the value of a person solely defined by how much labor or money they can contribute to "society"?

In the past, the elderly contributed their wisdom to society. But, since it can't be had quickly, painlessly, or through an internet course (and it often tells liberals not to do the things they want to do), wisdom is no longer valued. Hence the older folks among us are, either...