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As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society.

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Cal Thomas
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 2
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John Calvin Thomas
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