As obama is about the get crushed between left leaning democrats on one side and everyone else on the other; there has been some interesting tactics and rhetoric on healthcare. there has been language like death panels and pulling the plug on granny. as a swiftian suggestion i think we should pull the plug on granny. its a bad use of scarce resources.
what is this guy saying????????
i merely raise the issue of the healthcare costs most people incur at the very ends of their lives; in general the last 5% of our lives consume over 50% of our lifetime healthcare costs; and what is the quality of this life? this is a tough issue; what is the answer; death panels? euthanasia? a change in attitude towards death with an acceptance of its inevitability; embrace a hospice aproach?
there are intergenerational issues. should we spend lots of dollars keeping granny alive vs. making sure kids grow up healthy.
the current debate is degenerating and its unclear what will come out of it. probably nothing good; and the status quo aint great.
however its easy to pontificate on policy, but what would you say if it was you, you were at the end of your life, insurance wont cover it and you cant afford it. youre going to die. will that be ok?
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