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Population ageing only half the story : Comments

By Malcolm King, published 14/2/2014

The Federal Government said it is not considering raising the eligibility age for the aged pension, which means it's in the pipeline for 2015/16.

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The Government at present will not allow Voluntary Euthanasia for the eldrly, allow it, problem fixed.
Posted by Ojnab, Friday, 14 February 2014 10:57:54 AM
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The elephant in this room appears to be that we do not have 100% full employment.
We haven't had full employment for decades -despite enumerable successive govs making it “our no. 1 priority”- we don't have it now and there's very little likelihood of ever seeing it in the future.
After all, isn't that precisely what technology and labour saving devices are about? The drudgery of labour was something that was supposed to end in an achievable utopian future.
If we sensibly accept the inevitable that we will always have a significant proportion of the population un/underemployed, (and here we need to count everyone from age 18 to 100+) which age sector should it be?
Realistically, we have no choice but to find alternatives to paid labour as a means of unburdening taxpayers. We have the technology now to make “retirement villages” both energy independent and largely self-sufficient. We could go further and make such villages cottage industry and craft hubs, offering both passive and active incomes for minimal labour.
This is what I have been working on with naked hydroponics.
BTW Ojnab, euthanasia is a good idea for people approaching a vegetative state, or terminally ill and in great pain.
I'm not sure it's a great solution for over 50's unemployment.
Posted by Grim, Friday, 14 February 2014 11:24:09 AM
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Ojnab, "The Government at present will not allow Voluntary Euthanasia for the eldrly, allow it, problem fixed"

You must be a member of the Greens Party aka Watermelons.

Why not mention the Greens' demand for death taxes too? Hey, no need to waste $$ on aged people that could go to illegal migrants instead - get rid of that expensive palliative care and residential aged care too.

Disgusting.
Posted by onthebeach, Friday, 14 February 2014 12:29:05 PM
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Euthanasia for the stupid & hangers-on should be looked at also.
Posted by individual, Saturday, 15 February 2014 7:14:08 AM
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Individual I am not quite sure who the stupid & hangers on are, perhaps we are all in that category, when I look at the world in general Euthanasia may be the best bet for all,
Example: $2 million to a drug dealer.
Posted by Ojnab, Saturday, 15 February 2014 9:36:04 AM
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Euthanasia might not be the drug of choice for all of the six million boomers.

The policy drug of choice by the Government appears to be to just keep moving the pension age up and up.
Posted by Malcolm 'Paddy' King, Saturday, 15 February 2014 9:56:12 AM
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