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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are living too long these days. It’s not unusual for the elderly to live well into their 80s and beyond. But they’re not necessarily healthy or able to live independently as they age, creating an undue burden for younger generations. This is a ticking time bomb for society.[/quote]

What are you suggesting? Required euthanasia  as in The Giver? How would that work, exactly?

I think there is a big difference in prolonging life with technology even though there is no quality of life, and assuming general aging concerns and assistance is too much  of a burden for others to care. Our culture is obsessed with youth, we deride aging and fear things like immobility, cancer, loss of hearing, etc.

We need a better system and a cultural paradigm shift of care...one where it doesn't bankrupt families of time and money just to care for the aging. Aging parents should still be loved and cared for, included as much as possible,  and have access to assistance by caregivers who are adequately paid. Incontinence,  mild memory loss,  immobility are not signs of checking out.  I know several people who have weathered more than one bout of aggressive cancer in their seventies and eighties, and one woman who is 97(!) and have survived completely, but needed help. Another example is something like Parkinson's...there are many types but a person  can  live a long time with it...and just need help.

Let'a change our bias against that which is no longer beautiful, productive for us, or easy. 
We need a decent healthcare system for all, period,  and a decent structure for our elderly that takes into consideration what might be reasonable for families to do and what is not considering the fact that people are working longer. 
I believe this is what this thread is trying to address. [/quote]

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