Why isn't there more money spent on slowing ageing directly?

[sedrftvgyhujik]

Removing senescent cells in humans could extend lifespan by 35% most of that healthy life span if we respond as well as mice did.
Longer healthy lifespans would make the economy more efficient mean more money for welfare programs, services, research and infrastructure as the same amount pp would be spent on schooling but since they live longer it would be a smaller amount of their tax bill later on. Unemployment would also drop as it's always been the younger generation 18 - late 20s with the highest unemployment or underemployment and the lowest wages.
On top of that a 35% extension in lifespan could let you get more than 35% as much done over your lifetime as the initial period of education would be proportionately smaller ie more working doctors nurses and engineers also increasing what pepole will pay in relative terms for manual work as more pepole have professional options.

[TheAlphaWolf0225]

Think about it though. Why would the government want to slow the aging process.
Slowing the aging process would result in a higher population, lower need for health care, pharmaceuticals will either become extremely cheap or free and all this will cause money loss and greater utilization of natural resources.
The government would rather us just get old and die.

[JohnDoe3000]

Sure... because people in all governments around the world are so hellbent on making our lives miserable that they're willing to limit their own lifespans to do it...

[TheAlphaWolf0225]

@JohnDoe3000 oh yeah. Don't think for a second that the government is looking after helping the people. It's more concerned with making the most money in the shortest amount of time and control.
Fuck our life span.

[sedrftvgyhujik]

Thats not quite how it works governments are generally made up of lots of individuals not always the best or least corrupt but with revolutionary innovation they would all like to be able to take credit for it to further their career if they think it will succeed within a short enough time scale.

[TheAlphaWolf0225]

There is always someone or a couple people above the government. Do you really believe the US governement is free to make its own choices?

[sedrftvgyhujik]

I think its a mix of politicians wanting to get reelected keeping the organisations handing out funding happy and the public at large happy while trying to stay with in the regulations they set up and avoid taking responsibility for something that might go wrong at all costs.

[JohnDoe3000]

Not a lot of money is being spent on slowing ageing directly but a lot of money is being spent on general genetics and cell regeneration research and we'll need a few breakthroughs there before major progress can be made in age slowing research.

[jman46241]

Wrong. Where do you get your percentages from? You failed to even spell aging correctly!