~100,000 deaths X ~70% Social Security and Medicare Beneficiaries X $40,000 per year = $2.8 Trillion
Obviously any of these three estimates could be way off, but this gives us an order of magnitude look at the potential numbers.
PS. Doctors have told me that there were studies which calculated that smoking was keeping us solvent because it meant far less entitlement payments (especially for end of life care) to the elderly.
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Or maybe curly’s order of magnitude is an actual (order of magnitude)^(1/3)
...the system.
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By the way, someone needs to explain to me how Logan's Run did not win the Best Costume Design award that year.
Never let a good opportunity to post a Logan's run photo go to waste.
won't save us a dollar because it costs a lot to treat one patient and the mortality rate is low.
Very few obese people make it to their 80s
Gives you an idea of the mindset at play.