Originally Posted by Todd

No. Did you know that in Europe if you need surgeries or even routine tests that are common place in the U.S. you have to get on a waiting list? And once you're on the list preferential treatment is slanted toward the young because they are the one's working putting back into the system. From what I've heard often the retired and elderly get put on the back burner for years to have a knee or a hip replaced. So in the end while the life expectancy may be the same or slightly better the actual number of quality years is less because of all the waiting.

Having said all that I agree with redcup we need some changes.