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Originally Posted by Charlatan
.I am torn on this issue. On one hand I would never deny anyone the right to proper health care coverage. On the other hand why should society shoulder the burden of someone's self destructive nature (i.e. smoking, drinking, overeating, etc).
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Why should those of us who have superior genes and immune systems, who can smoke and drink all we want and still be healthier and live longer than our smoke-free alcohol free fellow citizens, be forced to pay more? It's not our fault they inherited weak immune systems.
Why should those of us with high metabolisms who can eat all we want and stay healthy be forced to pay more because of fat people with low metabolisms? It's not our fault they inherited low metabolisms.
As we learn more about DNA we will be able to determine at birth those of us who have good immune systems and those suseptable to all kinds of diseases. Then we will be able to set up a system where everyone pays their fair share. If you are destined to have a low metabolism, you will pay more for your McDonalds.
It's not fair to tax all tobacco, alcohol and fatty foods when so many of us can handle them just fine, just to make up for those born into families with weak genes. Soon we should be able to determine which people should be encouraged to reproduce. If your family has bad genes and you decide to reproduce anyway then you will have to pay more for the same benefits. What could be fairer?
Note: The above is just a joke, or not.