>Perhaps we could just have a 'poor people incinerator' for those whose expected medical expenses exceed their net worth?

Thanks for putting that out there. Give it 10 years, and I'm thinking we'll see the first "bio-repurposing vats". Never mention crap like that on HN. Too many closet psychopaths looking for a big break.

Understand the attempt at shaming. But there are likely a non-trivial number of readers here with such Methuselan inclinations.