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<blockquote data-quote="MO_cows" data-source="post: 706090" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>1) NO The public has been sold a myth on that one. Back in the 50's and 60's everybody and their mother smoked but health care costs were less than they are today in relative terms. Obesity - the jury is still out. We've only recently had so many obese people, especially kids, and the long range impact is unknown. You start financially and socially discriminating against smokers and the overweight, where does it end? People who have a certain cancer or disease that runs in their family? People whose line of work exposes them to more health risks? It's a slippery slope.</p><p></p><p>2) Choices - that citizens of a supposedly free country should be free to make for themselves.</p><p></p><p>3) "Society" or in this case the government, should only take responsibility for those who cannot reasonably be expected to be responsible for themselves - the very young, the very old and mentally ill - who do not have any responsible family to see to their care.</p><p></p><p>4) "Society" needs to mind its own beeswax.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MO_cows, post: 706090, member: 9169"] 1) NO The public has been sold a myth on that one. Back in the 50's and 60's everybody and their mother smoked but health care costs were less than they are today in relative terms. Obesity - the jury is still out. We've only recently had so many obese people, especially kids, and the long range impact is unknown. You start financially and socially discriminating against smokers and the overweight, where does it end? People who have a certain cancer or disease that runs in their family? People whose line of work exposes them to more health risks? It's a slippery slope. 2) Choices - that citizens of a supposedly free country should be free to make for themselves. 3) "Society" or in this case the government, should only take responsibility for those who cannot reasonably be expected to be responsible for themselves - the very young, the very old and mentally ill - who do not have any responsible family to see to their care. 4) "Society" needs to mind its own beeswax. [/QUOTE]
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