Old People: Hurry Up and Die!!

geezer466 · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:06 pm **Posts:** 1307

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/japan-should-let-old-hurry-up-and-die-minister-320467

Quote:

Tokyo: Japan's finance minister Taro Aso said on Monday the elderly should be allowed to "hurry up and die" instead of costing the government money for end-of-life medical care.

Coming to the UK sometime soon? Or is it already here?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Care_Pathway_for_the_Dying_Patient

Quote:

The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) is a UK care pathway covering palliative care options for patients in the final days or hours of life. It has been developed to help doctors and nurses provide quality end-of-life care.

The Liverpool Care Pathway was developed by Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool's Marie Curie Hospice in the late 1990s for the care of terminally ill cancer patients. Since then the scope of the LCP has been extended to include all patients deemed dying.

While initial reception was positive, it has been heavily criticised in the media in 2009 and 2012 and presented as way to prematurely kill senior citizens who cost the NHS too much money.

Seems we are seeing the early initiative's of a significant policy change!! Which is why we hear so much about 'Dignitas' and why they are trying to kick start a real debate on Euthanasia self administered or denial of care.

I fully expect 20 years from now there will be tax breaks for the estate of deceased persons to incentivize people top take this route..

Kremmen · **Posted:** Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:01 pm

I'm highly suspicious of these 'Care Homes' and the way they ignore their patients/customers. The Gov can force you to sell your house to fund a care home if they consider your a danger at home = bang goes your kids inheritance and that is mandatory.

jim · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:10 pm **Posts:** 1461

Dear Prime Minister The RT. Hon. David Cameron, MP.
I wish to ask you a Question:- "Is This True?"
I refer to the Pension Reality Check.
Are you aware of the following ?
The British Government provides the following financial assistance:-

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
(bearing in mind they worked hard and paid their Income Tax and
National Insurance contributions to the British Government all their
working life)
Weekly allowance: £106.00?

IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
(No Income Tax and National Insurance contribution whatsoever)
Weekly allowance: £250.00

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
Weekly Spouse Allowance: £25.00?

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
Weekly Spouse Allowance: £225.00

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
Additional Weekly Hardship Allowance: £0.00?

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
Additional Weekly Hardship Allowance: £100.00

A British old age pensioner is no less hard up than an illegal
immigrant/refugee yet receives nothing

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT £6,000?

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT: £29,900

Please read all and then forward to all your contacts so that we can
lobby for a decent state pension.

After all, the average pensioner has paid taxes and contributed to the
growth of this country for the last 40 to 60 years.

Sad isn't it? Surely it's about time we put our own people first.

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