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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
As you move through life, your opinion of the value of 1 year, or 10 years, changes dramatically as you come to terms with your mortality and how precious your time actually is. And this is precisely why 30 year olds shouldn't be making decisions on the quality or value of life of an 80 year old. No matter how old you are or what you are able to do, whatever life you have is precious to you, and nobody has the right to make that decision for you.
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Yet we have ceded exactly this sort of power to our health-care system where we ration vital services. Those in the system make these decisions every day. I am not talking about those with serious injury brought into the ER for repair. I am talking about those with chronic conditions that severely impact their quality of life. In our system the 35 year-old former runner and extreme sports enthusiast who has wrecked their joints as a result will get those things fixed or replaced far more quickly than a 70 year-old with similar ailments due simply to wear and tear and a lifetime of physical labor.
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