In the eternal quest for longevity of life, new problems arise.  While scholars and theologians still ponder when life begins, others are planning how life will end.  The question, “when I grow old and feeble, who is going to care for me” has to be addressed. Like national health insurance, not everyone in our country can afford the costly luxury of long-term care insurance, and they are left with this ever-growing problem.

Long-term care, like Viagra and Cialis is not for everyone, because it’s too damned expensive, and the working poor and Social Security retirees still have to play the Lottery to keep up with the rising cost of living.  Unlike the rich or our representatives in Washington, DC, each of whom can well afford this care, Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Public are left holding the prodigal bag

Other cultures of the world deal with the problem differently, instead of inventing expensive long-term care solutions, they take on the responsibility of caring for the poor and elderly the same way they take care of their children.

Here in America, where lifespan is measured by financial worth, the answer for the poor or Social Security retirees is SS-45.  Informed sources have found in America’s antiquated arsenal an abundance of Single Shot 45 caliber handguns, which can dispatch a person to the next world in a flash.  This weapon coupled with a company like Servpro can make cleanup “like it never happened.”  Also this makes burial more affordable, which can be accomplished with the $250 dollar Social Security death benefit provided by law to enterprising funeral directors and the local government.

The Chinese have been using SS-45 for years in executing criminals.  No expensive electric chairs, gas chambers, gallows or guillotines, just a 45-caliber bullet gets the job done, in a flash.

Maybe, necessity is the mother of invention.  If enough indigent people use SS-45 it will make insurance companies more competitive and may drive down the cost of long term care.  Scripture says, “And the meek shall inherit the earth.”  What say yee?