[extropy-chat] Article: Who would not seize the chance to live to be 150?

[Samantha Atkins]

On Feb 8, 2006, at 5:47 PM, Neil H. wrote:

> The big question is who will bring human enhancement and life  
> extension into the mainstream. Politicians and business leaders,  
> who are already struggling to cope with rising pensions and  
> healthcare costs, may be understandably reluctant to speculate  
> about a world in which we all live (and work?) well into our second  
> century.

Since people will be healthy an indefinitely long time health care  
cost should drop quite substantially.  Since there is effectively no  
"old age" there is no reason for pensions and other such devices that  
presume it.   So these worried politicians and business leaders  
should resoundingly embrace such possibilities.

- samantha