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The thing is, in the past these people just died. Today we can (and ethically, have to) keep them alive... which means our healthcare system is headed straight
by mschuster91 1y ago
The thing is, in the past these people just died. Today we can (and ethically, have to) keep them alive... which means our healthcare system is headed straight for collapse. Not to mention the pension system.
We're rapidly entering a demographic area where we have more people alive but unable to work due to old age, with a plethora of preventable health issues and nowhere near enough working people to care for them.
- knappe 1y agoIt does not follow that a larger aging population means that the healthcare system must collapse as a result. Japan has been dealing with this issue for decades and notably their healthcare system has not collapsed https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_Japan https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_Japan
- fakedang 1y agoJapanese people are, on average, much healthier than Americans for their age.
- ofalkaed 1y agoCan healthcare in the US be fixed or must it collapse so we can start from zero? We have mandated the middleman and required insurance, we can't have healthcare without affecting all those people and businesses in the health insurance field.