To solve future ageing problem, government to make sure people die younger?

[bobbie]

There is a ticking timebomb up ahead with the amount of elderly people who will be in our society. Give it around 30 or 40 years, and society will have a serious problem funding the old, will society be prepared to support and ever growing population of over 70's whose health problems will be a burden to future generations.

 

So what can be done? obviously, the government of the future will never put forward a policy of euthinasia for everyone when they reach the age of 68 years old as this would never get voted for.

 

So perhaps a more subtle way of doing this is to get the younger generation (todays 18 - 35 year olds) to take up a lifestyle that will make them die at an earlier age?

 

get the young to binge drink heavily, sell it as a recreational means of socialising, decriminalising drugs/get the young dependant on drugs, create a lifestyle for the young which means many will suffer obesity whilst still in their 20s.

 

A future ticking timebomb? and ageing population? does anyone believe that? I can see todays young, many will not get to retirement age.

 

Perhaps the government has in a very subtle way solved the problem of a so called future ageing population?

[Obelix]

Been watching Soylent Green have we?

[hard2miss]

There is a ticking timebomb up ahead with the amount of elderly people who will be in our society. Give it around 30 or 40 years, and society will have a serious problem funding the old, will society be prepared to support and ever growing population of over 70's whose health problems will be a burden to future generations.

 

So what can be done? obviously, the government of the future will never out forward a policy of euthinasia for everyone when they reach the age of 68 years old as this would never get past voted for.

 

So perhaps a more subtle way of doing this is to get the younger generation (todays 18 - 35 year olds) to take up a lifestyle that will make them die at an earlier age?

 

get the young to binge drink heavily, sell it as a recreational means of socialising, decriminalising drugs/get the young dependant on drugs, create a lifestyle for the young which means many will suffer obesity whilst still in their 20s.

 

A future ticking timebomb? and ageing population? does anyone believe that? I can see todays young, many will not get to retirement age.

 

Perhaps the government has in a very subtle way solved the problem of a so called future ageing population?

I don't know your age bobbie but if its all bothers you that much mate, you hold the gun to your head and Ill pull the trigger

[bobbie]

Doesn't bother me, I thinking that they are encouraging a lifestyle that will make certain that old age won't be a problem for future generations, using lifestyle choices as a means of achieving this goal

[hard2miss]

Doesn't bother me, I thinking that they are encouraging a lifestyle that will make certain that old age won't be a problem for future generations, using lifestyle choices as a means of achieving this goal

 

Talking ****** achieves a goal but we don't 'HAVE' to do it.

[MadnBad]

There is a ticking timebomb up ahead with the amount of elderly people who will be in our society. Give it around 30 or 40 years, and society will have a serious problem funding the old, will society be prepared to support and ever growing population of over 70's whose health problems will be a burden to future generations.

 

So what can be done? obviously, the government of the future will never put forward a policy of euthinasia for everyone when they reach the age of 68 years old as this would never get voted for.

 

So perhaps a more subtle way of doing this is to get the younger generation (todays 18 - 35 year olds) to take up a lifestyle that will make them die at an earlier age?

 

get the young to binge drink heavily, sell it as a recreational means of socialising, decriminalising drugs/get the young dependant on drugs, create a lifestyle for the young which means many will suffer obesity whilst still in their 20s.

 

A future ticking timebomb? and ageing population? does anyone believe that? I can see todays young, many will not get to retirement age.

 

Perhaps the government has in a very subtle way solved the problem of a so called future ageing population?

 

I'm sure the age time bomb will sort it's self out probably in the guise of a new super bug.

[Mecky]

Just stop their winter fuel payments ...... oops !

[Cyclone]

There is a ticking timebomb up ahead with the amount of elderly people who will be in our society. Give it around 30 or 40 years, and society will have a serious problem funding the old, will society be prepared to support and ever growing population of over 70's whose health problems will be a burden to future generations.

 

So what can be done? obviously, the government of the future will never put forward a policy of euthinasia for everyone when they reach the age of 68 years old as this would never get voted for.

 

So perhaps a more subtle way of doing this is to get the younger generation (todays 18 - 35 year olds) to take up a lifestyle that will make them die at an earlier age?

 

get the young to binge drink heavily, sell it as a recreational means of socialising, decriminalising drugs/get the young dependant on drugs, create a lifestyle for the young which means many will suffer obesity whilst still in their 20s.

 

A future ticking timebomb? and ageing population? does anyone believe that? I can see todays young, many will not get to retirement age.

 

Perhaps the government has in a very subtle way solved the problem of a so called future ageing population?

 

An unhealthy population will cost more than a healthy older population.

The only changes that are necessary (and are already happening) is to make people work for longer.