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Thank you for framing the absurd this way, Mr. Neumayr.

But, respectfully, I think a variation on this scheme was tried before in the former Third Reich. Its architects and implementers were people named Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich, Eichmann, Mengele, Hoess, and Stangle. They were assisted by thousands of robotic minions and the silence of millions of Germans. Their work took place at Dachau, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Ravensbruck, Treblinka, Theresienstadt, Buchenwald, and elsewhere. I seem to recall the world recoiled in horror and shock at the results.

p>Times are different now, though. Euthanasia is becoming fashionable in Europe, especially The Netherlands. Situational ethics and moral relativism grow in popularity globally, but particularly in America. So who knows? br> — C. Kenna Amos Jr. br> Princeton, West Virginia /p> p> I hope the majority of your readers will recognize Jonathon Swift’s call to reason. br> — Howard Hughes /p>

As a disabled veteran (70% rating from the VA) I read your article with great interest. Even though my present condition came about from a misguided desire to defend my country, I certainly would never want to be a “burden” on society, my family, or the healthcare system. Euthanizing the disabled or terminally ill would certainly save tons of money, but you fail to see the “big picture.” Why not kill everyone who is even slightly ill, injured, or just a little “under the weather”? Even trivial injuries such as paper cuts cost businesses untold lost man-hours of production, so why not simply kill office workers who can’t handle typing paper in a safe manner?

My proposal would allow the total elimination of the so-called “healthcare system,” eliminate the need to manufacture useless crap like band-aids, aspirin, and ace bandages, and free up all those doctors, nurses, malpractice attorneys, and medical technicians to re-train for more useful careers as concrete finishers, drywall hangers, farm workers, and cable TV installers.