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It's only a matter of a few more decades before someone who's 82 will be diagnosed with "what was previously terminally ill" liver cancer, and given an extra 20 years of life.

Why don't we put a moonshot effort into medical research? The Baby Boomers are about to retire. Cancer(s), alzheimer's, heart disease, etc can all be turned into treatable diseases with the proper amount of research. There are 76 million baby boomers. In the end it might be cheaper to find cures than to treat all the conditions.



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