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To: Jamie153 who wrote (466421)	1/27/2021 6:53:52 PM
From: epicure	1 Recommendation Recommended By stsimon Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540724

It's odd and stupid. If you would not do to your pet what you try to do to a human, you're probably going too far (aside from those folks who shoot a pet with a lame foot.) I do not think it's wise for a society to spend tons of money on the last few months of life and it's ridiculous to waste medical care on doomed infants, or infants who will survive incredibly impaired, when with the same money you could immunize thousands of children, or provide health care to thousands. But humans are weird, wasteful and stupid. Their irrationality leads them down innumerable rabbit holes. I like what some of the EU countries do with their health boards- to determine proper use of resources. Of course our moron reptards would call these "death panels"- when what they really are, are life panels- to promote the most life for the greatest number since money is not infinite. Reptards must always imagine they'll be on the losing end of the stick. I imagine it's personal for them- and they see themselves being put down. "You can kill grammy and grampy for the economy- but NOT to promote a more sensible distribution of health care," Sayeth the Reptard.

To: Jamie153 who wrote (466421)	1/27/2021 8:34:24 PM
From: cosmicforce	1 Recommendation Recommended By Kip S Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540724

I had a colleague that had a pair of premature twins - he called them his million-dollar babies back when a million was a more substantial sum - probably 3 million today. Oh, and when they're born that young - the odds are that expense doesn't stop at the incubator and the two girls had learning disabilities too. I have a hard time denying health care to anyone but this sum would have provided routine for what? 30 - 40 babies to age 18. Maybe this is just an expense society has to bear. The woman was tiny and boyish - narrow pelvis is a risk factor. Do we tell her? Is that sexist? Is it "size-ist"? What if the mother is 500 lbs? It is many times more likely the baby will be become type II diabetic early in life. There are people that think it is wrong to abort a Down's Syndrome baby or prevent the two Down's parents from conceiving. This is a palette of ugly choices that real people and society has to address.