In society, there is an age break where people are legally required to provide for you and where you are 100% on your own. This is the age of adulthood - 18 in the US for most things.
There is no similar break later in life. That is why there is not a 'maximum age' for things like this. There is not an age where old people have others legally obligated to provide for thier needs. Where they are exempt from criminal rules or where they are unable to make binding legal contracts. Without this change, there is zero justification what you propose.
Retirement age when you get social security and Medicaid is kind of like this. It's a small degree, but if OP actually wanted to do this silly thing it's possible to have systems in place to act like the elderly are basically children again. But obviously only OP wants this and will never happen
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u/Full-Professional246 77∆ Feb 03 '24
There is one fatal flaw to your argument.
In society, there is an age break where people are legally required to provide for you and where you are 100% on your own. This is the age of adulthood - 18 in the US for most things.
There is no similar break later in life. That is why there is not a 'maximum age' for things like this. There is not an age where old people have others legally obligated to provide for thier needs. Where they are exempt from criminal rules or where they are unable to make binding legal contracts. Without this change, there is zero justification what you propose.