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Originally Posted by kutulu
And that is exactly what is wrong with people today.
Is it an exaggeration, sure, but the point is true. Nobody gives a damn about an oppressive govt. unless they are oppressing them.
Athletes are more likely to need knee replacement surgery. It ain't cheap so it raises everyone else's premiums. Maybe we should but a tax on sporting goods. People who type all day can get carpal's tunnel, maybe we put a tax on keyboards too. Where does it end?
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Most atheletes are required to have insurance and or make millions of dollars in part because what they do often does have a chance of debilitating them for life. Being an offensive linemen in the NFL shortens your life expectancy by 10-15 years, but again they make millions. Apparently you live in that Grover Norquist bubble of relativization where taxation is comparable directly to the Holocaust. Also you choose to ignore the rest of my post where I problematize my own arguement. No one is "oppressed" by warning labels on cigarettes or food.
We simply don't have an epidemic of knee injuries or carpal tunnel the way we do with cancer and obesity. I surprised you're not more worried about injuries resulting from your kneejerk responses here
Also if you'd bother to look under your own nose you will most likely see a sticker on you keyboard reading, "WARNING: Some experts believe that the use of any keyboard may cause serious injury." and then a direction to flip your keyboard over for more detailed warnings. Oh my god, I'm so oppressed!