Do you think compulsory euthanasia for the over 50's would be a good thing?

Question

Seriously it would ease the burden on us young people and solve unemployment

Wow you people are a touchy bunch

Answer 1

Holy Sh*t, I don't even know how to respond. That would be interesting material for a futuristic cautionary tale (*i.e. Brave New World)

Answer 2

But would it ease the burden?
It takes years of experience to enable a person to be a mentor to the next generations who are taking over.
For weeks after I retired and my job was taken over by a new graduate, I received endless phone calls, along the lines of "How do we do something or other, who should we contact about this and that, what forms are needed for, is it possible to?" They even phoned me and ask me to go back for 6 months!
Believe me little one, when you reach 50, you will realise that you still have a lot to learn and hopefully, a great deal to pass on. And how many people would manage without grandparents as second carers? There is method in Nature's madness in allowing a generation to live so long after their initial child-rearing has finished - it's called hedging bets on race survival.
Another problem would be added - who is to care for all the orphaned children? My mother was almost 40 when I was born, so when she was 50, I was 10 years old; I would have been motherless. My daughter and son in law are 47 and their kids are aged 6 and 8; again you would have a 9 year old and 11 year old who would have to be cared for adding to the burden on you young people.
Who would find employment for everyone employed in the Services for older people? Or, I suppose they could always go on the dole and add to your burden.
When I was an hospital Care Manager, my work load principally was the discharge care of men over 65 - without them, I would have been out of job and on the dole.
What burden am I to you? We paid into Pension schemes from when we were first married as a top up to the Government's compulsory savings scheme, we have paid off our mortgage, the last time I saw my GP was with a chest infection January before last (so no burden on the Health Service either)
Anyway, I'd have been dead for 20 years and I've still got a whole lot of living and lock gates to operate before I'm ready to fall off my perch.
I'm not exactly touchy, but sad that you haven't thought to put your brain into gear before opening you mouth!

Answer 3

Okay, awesome! So when you reach fifty, where can we send you to be culled? Fifty years isn't long to live after all... Maybe when we cull the over-50s we can use their meats as food! Wouldn't that also solve the problem of malnutrition?

Seriously, what burden? I don't feel in any way disadvantaged by my age. Indeed it is the older people I know that feel disadvantaged by their age. They tell me it is much more difficult to find a job when you are older since there are always young people employers can rope in to do all kinds of work and they only have to pay them minimum wage (as long as we're talking 18 year olds or uni-goers). So if your question was indeed serious it was an illogical one.

Answer 4

We should get rid of so many labour saving devices that are always breaking down, waste electricity and cause polution..and let real people have a job instead. There would be less unemployment. And as for over 50's... Why not over 30's...where do you draw the line? Why not all the unemployed? Don't be silly. Sort the real problem with society, then do something about your own immaturity.

Answer 5

I have just one thing to add to jacky m.

The govt. has done all it can to take away from the pensioners.
Remember they have been paying in for 40 years before getting an ever decreasing pension. Why? so that kids that have never worked can go and scrounge handouts at the job centre. This must stop- no benefits at all until you have worked 10 years. Teenage pregnancy?. Parents should be made to look after these stupid kids and their children.
Anybody collecting benefits should work for the local council for as many hours as it takes to pay off the payment.
If this was done then the people that made this country great could live outside of poverty.
As it is we are all doomed as this generation cannot look after themselves let alone their kids.

Answer 6

Well I am 54 and my usefulness to myself, my family and society is not over yet.

As to employment - if you have the same skills as me then you are welcome to try for the same jobs. I would hope we would both be employed on our merits not our age.

However I would say that that the over 50s suffer as much discrimination in the workplace when it comes to getting a new job as the under 25s - either end of the age spectrum there is still some prejudice

You should be standing up for the rights of all of us as I do, not suggesting you murder an age group simply because you are not able to get a job

Answer 7

obviously you are unemployed, when most of us over 50 are working - because we are reliable at work - I have had 4 days off work in 35 years, how many have you had off - get of your backside and go and look for a job you will find it at jobcentreplus.com and euthanasia for the over 50s? no because the country would come to a standstill as no one would want to work. If someone had an incurable illness then that might be different. - I take it you don't have parents alive? - if you did you would think different.

Answer 8

Well, after taking a look at the work ethic of the under 30 crowd, and knowing that the average age of the nations shipyard workers is actually 55, I would imaging the burden would be intensified, rather than relieved.
However if you would advocate euthanizing someone, try this; lets euthanize anyone UNDER the age of 20 who hasn't graduated High School, and lets euthanize anyone under the age of 25 who hasn't found employment on a full time basis.

Heres one I'm sure we can ALL agree on. Lets euthanize ALL POLITICIANS after their second term!!!!

Answer 9

No I think it would be a bad thing. If you got rid of all over 50's there wouldnt be enough expirienced workers for the country to survive. Your question shows a young immature attitude to life.

Answer 10

I could get really angry here, but I'll try to stay calm. Older people have a valuable place in society. Their wisdom and wealth of experience in the world is worth a treasure chest of gold.

You disgust me so much with your suggestion, I can't find the words to write without resorting to abuse.

Answer 11

i think sweetie that you live up to your name (sparetit - ie serves no purpose )
i do however think it should be available to people who are terminally ill or very elderly if THEY request it - personally i am over 50 and live a very full life - travel etc - inside i feel 25.

i still contribute to the state and pay my taxes etc so it seems to me that you are the burden on our society with your silly comments - go and tidy your room .