The Rich Die Differently From You And Me, Study Shows
The Rich Die Differently, or so says this press release from Michigan, noted by Jay Hughes. Nothing surprising here, but the numbers are significant:Specifically, men and women age 70 or older whose net worth was $70,000 or higher were 30 percent less likely than poorer people to have felt pain often during the year before they died. This difference persisted after the researchers controlled for age, gender, ethnicity, education and diagnosis.Wealthier elders also experienced a lower number of symptoms overall, the study found. Those in the wealthiest half of the elderly population not only had less pain, but were less likely to suffer from shortness of breath and depression.
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And yet, most assisted suicide proponents appear to be in the group receiving the best care. Perhaps one reason why you don't see the poor marching for the right to be killed is that they know it could lead to euthanasia as a matter of controlling costs.
- by Wesley J. Smith on Jul 13, 2005 at 1:04 AM | link