It of course is not called a death panel and it operates in obscurity -- it's the agency that establishes the order in which organ transplants are doled out.
Formerly, those with the greatest need -- those likely to die soon if they don't first get the needed organ transplant -- were at the top of the list.
That now is changing. Under the new regime top priority is given to those who, with the transplants, will enjoy the most years of what the panel deems to be a high quality life.
Accordingly, the old folks will not get the transplants they need . . . which -- supposedly incidentally -- will cut off their Social Security and Medicare payments along with their lives.
Make no mistake about it: This is first small step toward establishing as public policy that the elderly have a "duty to die" and, ultimately, mandatory euthanasia. The intervening steps will encourage voluntary deaths through counseling . . . campaigns for "death with dignity," for "ending suffering," for "unburdening loved ones and family members."
The first small steps toward cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid expenses are being taken. They are being taken and will proceed imperceptibly.
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