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A 65yo still has on average 10 to 20 years to live. Further they are often grandparents and today's "two working parents" economy is built on thinga like unpaid
by rlayton2 6y ago
A 65yo still has on average 10 to 20 years to live. Further they are often grandparents and today's "two working parents" economy is built on thinga like unpaid childcare from many grandparents.
Also they are people.
- bluedino 6y agoThe question wasn’t should we, it’s how much should we spend.
- FalconSensei 6y agoIf you are strictly thinking about economical choices, there are two options that would cost less: 1 - Medicare for all, so those patients would receive treatment on early stages, which would cost less. 2 - No Medicare at all. Save money on treatment AND paying them retirement. I think 2 is kinda bad though
- spaetzleesser 6y agoThat’s a good question. I think the brits have these numbers. But keep in mind: the US is spending way more per GDP than any other country including the ones with universal health care. So you get less coverage for way more money. And life expectancy isn’t better either. Basically the current US system is way overpriced for the results it delivers.
- mikeyouse 6y agoSSA keeps track of all of this - at Age 65, males can expect to live another 17.8 years and women can expect to live another 20.5: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html (Probably more if ghouls would stop trying to deny them care and compassion because they're old)