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Old 21st Jul 2018, 06:07
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Trossie
 
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Originally Posted by ShotOne
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Radgirl you clearly understand the medical graphs and have observed how steeply they climb so please explain how risk factor could possibly be kept below 1%,or indeed any “magic number” in the face of removing the upper age limit. It MIGHT be possible to mitigate a finite increase as the 60-65 increase was mitigated. But to argue that removing the upper limit doesn’t increase incapacitation risks is simply absurd.
What is far more absurd is to impose a 'one size fits all' age limit to 'solve' the problem that you perceive. Where Radgirl comes from it has been demonstrated not to be a problem, the same as in several other advanced countries too.

currawong, I fully agree!!
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