Why do we treat the elderly this way?

[Daniel]

https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/pinellas-county-seniors-who-evacuated-for-helene-told-they-will-return-after-2025/

My father had it easier than most. He had a heart attack in his own house on a random day and it was over.

I'd like to die like he did, or in in-patient hospice care, or according to a death with dignity law.

The way these elderly people are being treated is the opposite of what I want to happen to me.

The way our society treats the sick, elderly, and poor is very, very sad.