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Government budgets are finite: prioritization is not a fallacy but comes built-in, as anyone who has written a grant application knows. We have a whole host of
by sangnoir 4y ago
Government budgets are finite: prioritization is not a fallacy but comes built-in, as anyone who has written a grant application knows.
We have a whole host of societal functions that are not geared to cope with longevity: including social security plus the associated tax-rates
- the__alchemist 4y agoI don't follow your social security point; could you please explain? Thank you.
- sangnoir 4y agoMedical & aged care social security costs are tied to deaths of recipients: the bigger the delta between retirement and death,the greater the cost. If the average lifespan grows rapidly, current social security funding will become insolvent, requiring taxes to be raised and/or retirement age to bw raided to leep the current average delta: neither option will be popular with the electorate.
- the__alchemist 4y agoI think you misunderstand the intent behind longevity research and goals: It's to eliminate the senescence period, or to slow everything down if unable to achieve that.
- throwuwu 4y agoYou only need social security if you’re unable to work. If we increase healthspan to the point that you can maintain the physical condition of a 30 year old indefinitely then you are able to pull your own weight.
- sangnoir 4y agoDo you think you could work for 200 years straight? I suspect that'd be disastrous to mental health. Society will need to figure out PTO under the new regime as well, or additional research will need to be undertaken just so our minds can keep up with our foerever-young bodies.