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Re:BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year by dtech on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @01:45PM (#28131875)
Because people generally cannot work anymore at a certain age, and most western countries do not think it is acceptable to let elderly people starve, even if they could have taken decisions to prevent that.

Because you cannot expect all of the population to individually make wise financial decisions spanning multiple decades well past the years they can even generate income if they wanted. A lot of people already have problems budgeting for next month.

Because spreading out the "risk" of living much longer than you anticipated prevents destitute 95 year olds.

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Re:BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year by da_big_ghey on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @02:47PM (#28132617)
If I make dollars, I am trading time for money, some part from my life. I am never regain these years I spend earning. Now some other person is saying hunger from no good financial decision, means I now must give some of my dollars (years)? No, these policys are taking part of my life. I will give charity if such is my choosing but no government can take some from my life for sustaining of others.
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