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To: Dan3 who wrote (99616)	7/12/2009 6:16:17 PM
From: niceguy767	1 Recommendation Respond to of 116555

Yes, a century ago, the angel of death, in the middle of night, looked after the elderly in a reasonably orderly manner. One hundred years later, we now spend $zillions to extend the lives of the elderly a year or two, often in much discomfort. Additionally, a disproportionate amount is spent attempting to medicate those whose uncaring lifestyles have contributed to their own illhealth, like smokers, drinkers and those suffering from unhealthy diets. All the above raises the very difficult social dilemma of who pays the medical bills for those who don't participate in healthy lifestyles. No easy answer!

To: Dan3 who wrote (99616)	7/12/2009 7:24:46 PM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

"The practice of bankrupting families in order to torture the elderly in their last few weeks of life is not rational, but it's what consumers demand in this country" We don'r bankrupt the families for the last few weeks treatment as a rule, the bulk is paid by medicare. Another issue is nursing homes, amybody who pays for nursing home care out of their own pocket is either very rich or hasn't found the right lawyer. We the taxpayer also pay for that. Maybe if the families had to go bankrupt to pay for that last few weeks the system would be more rational. lj