I believe that this is the Asimov book in which citizens 'voluntarily' allow themselves to be executed at a certain age (maybe 60?) for the greater benefit of society.
Then there's the episode of Star Trek with the same idea.
Then there's our government, bankrupting the Great Society. Of course, I'm sure that the wealthy will be allowed to buy dispensation as "Valuable Contributors to Society."
On the bright side, I have 30 years yet before I might have to sacrifice myself for the communal 'health' of my daughter and her family-to-be.
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