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Old 02-11-2009, 09:45 AM   #1
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Hopefully once there's mandatory health care there's mandatory health, and tax those who don't meet the health standards.

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Old 02-11-2009, 10:18 AM   #2
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Hopefully once there's mandatory health care there's mandatory health, and tax those who don't meet the health standards.
so freedom goes right out the door?

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Old 02-11-2009, 10:29 AM   #3
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so freedom goes right out the door?
Unhealthy people are drain on society. They get sick more. They cost companies more. They cost insurance more.

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Old 02-11-2009, 11:31 AM   #4
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Unhealthy people are drain on society. They get sick more. They cost companies more. They cost insurance more.
how about people with risky occupations or hobbies?

mountain climbers, surfcasters, bikers, they should pay extra too, no? How many injuries do you have from those? they cost us a lot too.
Come to think of it, my sister is a fitness trainer, she always has knee and muscle issues, all fitness people should pay more too.

perhaps we should tax fatty foods as well?
Maybe chinese people get sicker than whites, maybe we should segregate races as well?

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Old 02-11-2009, 12:40 PM   #5
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how about people with risky occupations or hobbies?
My life insurance premium is high because of skiing and sailing.

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mountain climbers, surfcasters, bikers, they should pay extra too, no? How many injuries do you have from those? they cost us a lot too.
2 compressed discs
2 massive scars on my shins.
1 broken finger
2 concussions (har har gogo jokes)

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Come to think of it, my sister is a fitness trainer, she always has knee and muscle issues, all fitness people should pay more too.
If she has work done on them her insurance premiums will go up as it is.

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perhaps we should tax fatty foods as well?
Maybe we should.

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Maybe chinese people get sicker than whites, maybe we should segregate races as well?
Do they? You tell me.
Race has nothing to do with your health.

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Old 02-11-2009, 12:55 PM   #6
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Race has nothing to do with your health.
Is it not true that people of some races are more likely to suffer from certain health issues? What about discriminating against women because of higher instances of certain cancers or bone diseases?

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