Nah, the elderly are the level 2 smokescreen (the level 1 smokescreen is some nonsense about "greedy insurance companies / hospitals" - as if every business isn't trying to maximize revenue) The real, unspeakable cause is the massive wealth transfer to progressive pets.
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