Technological advancements have made itpossible for people to live longer lives. Not all Americans believe thatextending human life is good. Recently, a poll indicated that 70% of Americanswould like to be alive from the ages of 79-100. Interestingly, only 9% revealedthey would like to live past the double digits. Additionally, more than half of Americanssay they would not take treatments that would give them a dramatically longer life span.People not in favor of longer life spans are concerned that longer lives wouldnegatively affect resources and hurt the economy.
See David Song, Not All Americans in Favor of Longer Life Spans, Wealth Strategies Journal, Aug. 7, 2013.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (Professional Legal Marketing (PLM, Inc.)) for bringing this article to my attention.
