[extropy-chat] Extropian Scorecard

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> But I can't see why keeping everyone healthy and youthful would
> `bankrupt the social security system'. On the 
> contrary, I think this is one of the great benefits of any negligible
> senescence treatment, and a major motive for governments to invest
> heavily in its development *before* the shit hits the fan.

You are extremely optimistic to think that a government is going to be
that smart and will actually implement such an optimistic solution. No,
they will find that people will be living to 120 with ease, you will
have three retired people for every working person. The word 'taxpayer'
will become synonymous with 'slave' in future society and will be
looked down on ("I remember when I was a tax payer, worst 40 years of
my life.")

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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Sadomikeyism


		
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