[washingtonismoney]

That's all well and good until you have a kid who is your pride and joy and your legacy in this world.

Of course. A life is priceless to the people who know the departed as a human, with a soul. Nevertheless, society has to act differently.

To take one example: We all pay for each others' healthcare, whether publicly (because of Medicare) or privately (because private insurance's business model relies on many not-using customers subsidizing active customers). So we have to make collective decisions about what to spend on, and what not to spend on. Would you pay $100 billion to extend an octogenerian's life by a year? The grandchildren would be tempted. But society, unfortunately, can't allow it -- otherwise we'd have no economic resources left. It's not pleasant, I'll grant you. If you prefer not making those decisions, solve death.

[washingtonismoney]

That's all well and good until you have a kid who is your pride and joy and your legacy in this world.

Of course. A life is priceless to the people who know the departed as a human, with a soul. Nevertheless, society has to act differently.

To take one example: We all pay for each others' healthcare, whether publicly (because of Medicare) or privately (because private insurance's business model relies on many not-using customers subsidizing active customers). So we have to make collective decisions about what to spend on, and what not to spend on. Would you pay $100 billion to extend an octogenerian's life by a year? The grandchildren would be tempted. But society, unfortunately, can't allow it -- otherwise we'd have no economic resources left. It's not pleasant, I'll grant you. If you prefer not making those decisions, solve death.