Let elderly people 'hurry up and die', says Japanese minister

January 24, 2013 by legitgov

Let elderly people 'hurry up and die', says Japanese minister [Lead the way, dirt-bag!] 22 Jan 2013 Japan's new government is barely a month old, and already one of its most senior members has insulted tens of millions of voters by suggesting that the elderly are an unnecessary drain on the country's finances. Taro Aso, the finance minister, said on Monday that the elderly should be allowed to "hurry up and die" to relieve pressure on the state to pay for their medical care. To compound the insult, Aso, 72, referred to elderly patients who are no longer able to feed themselves as "tube people".