People have been raising the roof recently about Death Committees being instituted and death advisors in the Health Care bill before Congress.
Obviously this concept has a myriad of politically incorrect pitfalls, like deciding who should and shouldn't die. Grandma or the mentally 'challenged' kid about to be born. Nazi and Stalinist purification come to mind.
There are so many conflicting interests here it's just safer to say nothing. But, in saying nothing these procedures are happening and will happen much more often.
People will ask, why? We are children of God, how can we kill our brother or sister? Those who are Darwinists should logically support culling the herd of the weak and infirm; but they won't because we have natural human rights.
So, let's look at the problem straight forward:
We are all in a boat, limited resources and limited space. Get it?
How about, no one likes to share (even though they say we should) and while some people are hording a little excess food and a nicer seat, others only have cramped spaces and a handful of rice. The boat is getting really dirty and really smelly and really crowded. It is impossible to keep clean with more and more people cramming into the boat and everyone is fighting over the space they have and won't help each other, so in reality things are going to hell fast.
What to do? Overcrowding in a garbage can isn't a great life.
Obviously we know what we should do, ought to do and want to do but NO ONE will do it. So, what DO we do?
Someone once said Its better to live a shorter happy life than a long suffering one. Perhaps its even better to never live at all. Crazy idea.
Is grandma happy stuck to the machine in bed and unable to move for however long her body can be made to function or should she go home to her family with reasonable care and enjoy her days?
Dangerous question: If we know a child is going to be born with a lifelong incapacitation, should we allow him or her to be born?
If we are going to have health care for everyone there will obviously have to be limits. I don't envy the government bureaucrats who have to enforce those limits because they will have to address these issues everyday: who lives, who dies. It will make the private insurance companies today seem like nice guys.
What is the definition of quality of life? When does the medical procedure become unreasonable? Soon we will be able to mechanically replace nearly every part of our body. We will be able to live to the ripe old age of 5,000 as a bio-robot. People die, all things die. The circle goes on, but how far should we stretch it? Should we stop it? Can the earth sustain that? Should we worry about it?
Ah, and speaking of sustaining things. If you now have private Blue Cross / Blue Shield, what are the premiums each year? Everyone, listen up: The new Health Care bill will require premiums be paid by every singla American. What are premiums called when the government collects them? Let me hear you say it: A TAX. That's right. In fact it will be a great big tax. I'm guessing $3,000 per year for a 30 year old single man to start out, with cost of living increases every few years. What do you think a family of four will have to pay?
* Just for your info; In Japan, I pay $3,000 per year for a family of three PLUS I have private supplimental which is on top of that. My wife is a housewife so she doesn't work. This brings the premium down some. The US will be equivelant. Bet on it.
Oh, and one more thing: there isn't a box to check if you want to opt out. You will be required to have a National Medical Care account and carry a card. You may have supplimental private coverage - and you can bet it will be available; but basic care coverage by all will be the law.
Oh, and one more more thing. Since you will have to pay for each child each month, I predict this will be one of the most effective birth control measures in history.
Talk about a motivating factor to pull the plug!
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