Originally Posted by kane

So what if someone retires at 65 then they get sick at 70 and by age 72 they have recovered and are back to living their lives? They could live another 10-20 years. If they had to chew up all their resources paying for healthcare now they are going to live out the rest of their life broke and on the system costing even more.

They can't take it with them, but they can leave any money/assets they have to family members. Do you think this money and/or assets would be better used if it ended up in the hands of this person's family or if it ended up in the pockets of shareholders and CEO bonuses?