A man with cancer in the state of Oregon was told the state would no longer pay for his treatment but they would pay for his suicide. Yes this is anecdotal but it also is telling of a society whose values are out of whack. With all this talk of stimulus and more government control over our lives, I wonder how much longer I will be considered valuable in this society. I have a chronic illness, I need bi monthly treatments, and daily medication. If not for this I probably would have died ten years ago. My doctors told me up until about thirty years ago those with my illness died within two years of diagnosis. I have health care through my husband's employer for now but when the union bankrupts them, and the government bankrupts private sector health care companies, and I have to go on government controlled health care at what point will the government decide it would be cheaper for me to die? At what point in the name of economic stimulus am I no longer useful? Our practicing Catholic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wanted family planning as part of the stimulus because it would save the states money. I assume she meant less babies would be born, so how is it any different to promote euthanasia, actually not even euthanasia because that assumes the person wants to die. We need more babies born to work to support all these government programs we do not need sick people. Democrats always use scare tactics such as saying the elderly will have to eat dog food, minorities will be lynched, and women will have to get back alley abortions if Republicans are in office. In the next election cycle how about "Vote Republican or Die, Literally" or has that already been used?