"reduces the value of old people" This phrasing really sticks out for me. You have value by virtue of being a human being. If the society you are a part of e

"reduces the value of old people" This phrasing really sticks out for me. You have value by virtue of being a human being. If the society you are a part of ever comes to lose sight of that, your very life would become endangered. ("Not considered valuable; make room for the valuable.") People are not tools. People are not a commodity. People are not means to an end.