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by rdl 4896 days ago
Are you against private resources being spent by a rich person to live to 94 instead of 92, or just public resources?

I really like the UK NHS "QALYs" system for public spending, but I think it's reasonable for individuals to spend their money as they please (and, as a benefit, if it were paid by 100% private insurance or out of pocket, late stage medical care would be more in touch with needs. An extra 6 months of high-quality life might be worth more than 2y of coma, etc.)

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> Are you against private resources being spent by a rich person to live to 94 instead of 92, or just public resources?

I'm against using public resources to do it.

I think it's irrational to use private resources to do it too, the equivalent of burning your house down before you die, but hey people are welcome to do that.