As We Age

As we head to our golden years, will we be appreciated for a lifetime of contribution or thought of as a burden, perhaps to be rid of as expeditiously as possible? Will the sunset of our lives be a time where we have society return some of what we put in to it to make those closing days as comfortable as they can be, or will we find the very basics of life (including nutrition and hydration) stripped away from us to speed our passing?