Some Dutch guy wants to legally change of age

[Noctosphere]

I forgot if it was health insurance or something else, too lazy to look up right now.


Women do pay more for insurance when they are younger. Then when they get older and more mature they pay less. Same with men. So it takes different ages into account. And it tends to equalize more as they get older.

They also look at it in an individual case by case. If you are a reckless female driver then you’ll be more of a risk to your insurer and will pay more regardless of gender.

I guess they have to change of company
Corporations don't like reducing their price

 

[DinohScene]

People like that need to be strung up from a tree.

 

[The Catboy]

52 year old guy wants to be 6 year old girl



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And go to a different planet since time passes differently then on earth. That’ll be cool when humans can space travel. Mars time moves differently to earth though not a big effect.

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There is science for time and time can change for you, Time Dialation. If you move fast relative to other people then time will tick more slowly.

High level gravity also slows down your time. The higher up and farther away you are away from earths center in reduced gravity then time ticks faster. Einstein’s theory of relativity.

That's going forward in time, I am talking about bending time to go backwards and then changing a date.
Also the case of the 52 year old has a lot of details and seems more like a case of a serious mental breakdown. They came out as trans before, got seriously rejected by their family, and tried again, attempted suicide, and ended up like this. (TL; RD) Something makes me believe the age reverting in this case is a coping mechanism and something that needs serious therapy to work through.

 

[barronwaffles]

People like that need to be strung up from a tree.

Everyone who does something I dislike needs to be strung up from a tree.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

That is going to suck when his age finally catches up to him and he looks 20 years older than his ID says he is.
And just because he looks younger doesn't mean he's not aging. The various processes in the body that cause aging are still running. There's far more to aging than just appearance.

 

[Hanafuda]

luckily, health insurrence is free here in Quebec

Nothing is "free." Somebody's paying for it.

As Margaret Thatcher famously said, "The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

 

[SonowRaevius]

Nothing is "free." Somebody's paying for it.

As Margaret Thatcher famously said, "The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

Having social programs doesn't make a country a socialist one neither does having taxes.....unless you are calling cops, fire fighters, and the military socialists as well considering they are living off everyone's tax dollars or that anything remotely payed for by taxes s socialist in nature.

 

[Hanafuda]

Having social programs doesn't make a country a socialist one neither does having taxes.....unless you are calling cops, fire fighters, and the military socialists as well considering they are living off everyone's tax dollars or that anything remotely payed for by taxes s socialist in nature.

Seems I hit a nerve. Don't worry about it, it's off topic anyway.

 

[SonowRaevius]

Seems I hit a nerve. Don't worry about it, it's off topic anyway.

Oh no nerves were struck dude, I am sorry if it came off that way.

Just saying there are some differences between social programs and being totally being a socialist nation, but it seems the lines have been blurred throughout the years.

 

[Hanafuda]

Oh no nerves were struck dude, I am sorry if it came off that way.

Just saying there are some differences between social programs and being totally being a socialist nation, but it seems the lines have been blurred throughout the years.

I'll acknowledge that, sure. But social welfare programs and entitlements have a tendency for 'mission creep.' Single-payer government administered health insurance isn't called "socialized healthcare" for nothing.

 

[Noctosphere]

Nothing is "free." Somebody's paying for it.

As Margaret Thatcher famously said, "The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

lol, do you really think I'm not aware we pay it with our taxes?
Everyone in Quebec says "free" instead of "paid with taxes" because it's just shorter
give me a break please, I'm not that stupid...

 

[Song of storms]

People like that need to be strung up from a tree.

This call of extreme violence over something this stupid seems very out of place, especially coming out from a moderator. But it's fine, I'm out of here.

 

[Undi]

This dude just used the word "transgender" one time on the article, and everyone speak of that, forgetting the principal problem that AGE CANNOT POSSIBLY BE CHANGED.
You are born one day, age is calculated from this born date.
It's fixed, it's like that, for everyone.

That's not a comparison to make so easily, and HE KNOW that would create a fucking shitstorm, he know a lot of people will speak about it.

Great job. Again society make you fight each other for stupid things.
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

 

[DBlaze]

To be honest, nobody takes that guy seriously anymore here since the last ~20 years.
Most people don't understand why they even allowed this to be an actual case in court. His main point is that he is being discriminated based on his age, which in turn is something that's not allowed but happens anyway.
He should've made the case solely on that, instead of taking the hype route and "want to change his age".

There are just some things in life you can not change and will just have to accept, be it age or other things. You were born at a certain date and in a certain way.

We are living in a sick world, and in an incredibly disturbing timeline.

 

[Ericthegreat]

Seems he has lost:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46425774

Interestingly it also seems that he only lost because it would affect too many other laws based on age.

 

[Noctosphere]

Seems he has lost:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46425774

Interestingly it also seems that he only lost because it would affect too many other laws based on age.

Yea i heard that this morning

 

[Xzi]

Nothing is "free." Somebody's paying for it.

As Margaret Thatcher famously said, "The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

The thing is that the US' healthcare system is so inefficient that implementing Medicare for all would actually save us money (roughly $2 trillion) in the long term. And that figure comes from a Koch brothers funded study, so there really are no good arguments against it any more.

What it comes down to is that we have to pay for the people who get sick or use the emergency room regardless of whether they're insured or not. In fact, taxpayers end up footing a much higher bill for people who aren't insured.

 

[Ericthegreat]

The thing is that the US' healthcare system is so inefficient that implementing Medicare for all would actually save us money (roughly $2 trillion) in the long term. And that figure comes from a Koch brothers funded study, so there really are no good arguments against it any more.

What it comes down to is that we have to pay for the people who get sick or use the emergency room regardless of whether they're insured or not. In fact, taxpayers end up footing a much higher bill for people who aren't insured.

There's also the whole human decency thing, people should understand health insurance is a necessity, people should also understand if you live in CA or a state that has expanded medicare they are already paying for other peoples insurance. If you look it up, there are already plans to start structuring for universal healthcare in 2020 (also the year someone leaves office).

 

[SG854]

There's also the whole human decency thing, people should understand health insurance is a necessity, people should also undeerstan dif you live in CA or a state that has expanded medicare they are already paying for other peoples insurance.

Most people that don’t have health insurance can afford it. They just don’t get it because they feel they don’t need it.

Mostly young people are uninsured and rather use their money on other things.

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Our Health Insurance is soo poorly managed it makes things more expensive then they should.

If we payed directly to doctors it would be a lot cheaper. But we pay doctors and health insurers. More people are involved and more people to pay which adds to the cost.

 

[Xzi]

Most people that don’t have health insurance can afford it. They just don’t get it because they feel they don’t need it.

Mostly young people are uninsured and rather use their money on other things.

Our Health Insurance is soo poorly managed it makes things more expensive then they should.

If we payed directly to doctors it would be a lot cheaper. But we pay doctors and health insurers. More people are involved and more people to pay which adds to the cost.

Unfortunately the problem isn't just insurance companies, it's also private hospitals (and doctors) overcharging for everything little thing. A public option is needed to drive down costs, as the government (under Democrats) is the only entity left willing to negotiate lower-priced drug/treatment options.

The Adam Ruins Everything episode on healthcare is quite informative.