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So I'm going to hell for this comment but could be a premature death for older, sick people be a good thing for the economy in the long run? Maybe future medica
by fasteddie31003 6y ago
So I'm going to hell for this comment but could be a premature death for older, sick people be a good thing for the economy in the long run? Maybe future medical bills would be lower. A redistribution of wealth from older people to younger people with more opportunities for growth. I am not calculating the emotional toll for these deaths. It is not a friendly comment that I bring up easily, but it is something that must be considered. Please convince me that I'm wrong. Let me say that I am not an evil person and do not wish death upon anyone.
- wallacoloo 6y ago> Please convince me that I’m wrong More working-age people will be inheriting homes and wealth than in a typical year, as you suggest. If I was one of those people, I would use that as an opportunity to retire (why keep working for someone else if I already own a home and savings?). That means more working people than usual might retire this year, which I think is generally not good for an economy (less production).
- imtringued 6y agoWell, the problems with an aging society is that there are less children than parents which means that fewer people are inheriting money. You would expect that a lot of the money goes to the first child and probably only child of a billionaire or millionaire.
- arnoooooo 6y agoThe economy is supposed to serve people. Older people are people. A better question would be to ask if people overall are better off when order people die sooner… but that kind of question is always morally very difficult to answer.
- imtringued 6y agoYou have to consider that healthcare is a wealth transfer from older people to younger people because young workers are taking care of the old. It's entirely possible that what you propose is a net loss economically.
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