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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (374749)7/24/2010 6:13:29 PM
From: longnshort1 Recommendation  Respond to of 794338
 
"costs go up as people live longer without working. "

yeah but hospital visits increase after you retire. As with my mom and everyone of her friends, not just some but all of them, the body breaks down with age



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (374749)7/24/2010 8:57:11 PM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794338
 
As we become freed from the need to have mental horsepower, we will be able to revert to our natural chimpoid inclinations and forget about spending years studying to learn

That's right.... Isn't life wonderful?... :)

Just curious - speaking about those life and death gatekeepers - If the 80 year old geezer in your example is willing to contribute his own 10K for that service, would he be allowed to do so, under your system? Or would it be, paraphrasing, a case of "Money can't buy me life.... "



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (374749)7/24/2010 9:14:42 PM
From: goldworldnet  Respond to of 794338
 
I had a grandfather who was a cab driver in a small town. You could give him an address and he could tell you what color the house was. Thanks for reminding me of that.

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