In the Salt Lake Tribune, Mike Strobe wrote: "Annual healthcare costs are roughly $96 billion for smokers and $147 billion for the obese, the government says. These costs accompany sometimes heroic attempts to prolong lives, including surgery, chemotherapy, and other measures."
Somewhat as food-for-thought, he indicated that since socialistic engineering of remedies are rebelled against and have unintended consequences – besides restricting individual liberties – he suggested we just let certain people die. I guess we could put tattoos on their heads stating, "Do Not Treat Tobacco or Fat-Induced Diseases."
In this spirit, according to Mike, the Obama health plan does allow increases in premiums for smokers. But absent social engineering, perhaps we should let die, or tax to hell, all "personal-choice," malady-causing behaviors (e.g., engaging in X-game or high-impact sports, swilling bacon ice cream, live rattlesnake preaching, great white shark tipping, piranhas petting, etc.). But wouldn't that just put us all in that high-tax bracket? I mean, haven't we all done a little great white shark tipping?
Anyway, just food-for-thought.
Loren M. Lambert © January 27, 2013
Somewhat as food-for-thought, he indicated that since socialistic engineering of remedies are rebelled against and have unintended consequences – besides restricting individual liberties – he suggested we just let certain people die. I guess we could put tattoos on their heads stating, "Do Not Treat Tobacco or Fat-Induced Diseases."
In this spirit, according to Mike, the Obama health plan does allow increases in premiums for smokers. But absent social engineering, perhaps we should let die, or tax to hell, all "personal-choice," malady-causing behaviors (e.g., engaging in X-game or high-impact sports, swilling bacon ice cream, live rattlesnake preaching, great white shark tipping, piranhas petting, etc.). But wouldn't that just put us all in that high-tax bracket? I mean, haven't we all done a little great white shark tipping?
Anyway, just food-for-thought.
Loren M. Lambert © January 27, 2013
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