Re:Colorado Voters Accept Right-To-Die Measure
by yesiamyourdad on Thursday November 10, 2016 @08:38AM
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I've spent way too much time in assisted living homes the last 5 years. There aren't that many of the rich elderly people. More likely their families want to avoid paying thousands of dollars a month in care costs.
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Re:Colorado Voters Accept Right-To-Die Measure
by zeveb on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:55AM
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> More likely their families want to avoid paying thousands of dollars a month in care costs.
Is killing the elderly in order to save a lot of money much more moral than killing them in order to inherit a lot of money?
Re:Colorado Voters Accept Right-To-Die Measure
by Retric on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:39AM
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Normally debts don't get inherited without consent.
This, is more about shifting this debt to the kids or kicking them out of the facility. Further, they are not going to get 'better' the facility's are focused on keeping patents alive to extract as much money from the family as possible not because the elderly actually want to suffer as long as possible or necessarily benefit from the care.
PS: Funeral homes are also setup to prey on people suffering a loss. It's a sick business.