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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
Well, is your life yours to do with as you please or not?
If it is, then why can't the government/private services draw a line on "If you do these few pre-determined, gallactically-stupid things, we aren't going to save your ass when you get sick from them." That avoids the taxation and expense of services outright. Just don't save them. They knew what they were doing. It's sort of like smoking/tanning for 15 years earns you a "D.N.R." tattoo across your forehead. Why are we duty-bound to save these people, regardless of their behavior?
The only murkiness is how long you let someone engage in the behavior before they get their tattoo.
P.S. Since someone will think I am serious, I don't really think the tattoo should go on their forehead. Maybe their cheek, though.
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Sure, one alternative is to say "engage in these behaviors and face the consequences all by yourself." That would have to extend to insurance as well (unless a higher premium is somehow ok while a tax is not), so if you engage in any sort of potentially risky behavior (smoking, tanning, etc) you are immediately cut from insurance and have to pay the costs of treatment out of pocket.
However, most people would find a system where people are left to fend for themselves abhorrent, so people vote for these "sin" taxes in order to provide coverage for those things.