People know smoking fucks up your body, they chose to do it, nobody's damn business what they do with their own bodies.
That's a good argument for why private healthcare is better, the amount you pay is measured by the action you take. People who smoke and over eat SHOULD pay more, they put a bigger strain on the system - People who exercise regularly and eat well should pay less. There are ways to do something similar in a single-payer healthcare system, invoice people separately for the difference for healthcare problems that they have knowingly caused.
Smokes are $12-15 for 20, way too fucking high already. More taxes don't help, you just make smokers more broke. Considering that most smokers are from low/middle income families it's just another way to make life tougher for the lower class, the effect is negligible.
That's a good argument for why private healthcare is better, the amount you pay is measured by the action you take. People who smoke and over eat SHOULD pay more, they put a bigger strain on the system - People who exercise regularly and eat well should pay less. There are ways to do something similar in a single-payer healthcare system, invoice people separately for the difference for healthcare problems that they have knowingly caused.
Smokes are $12-15 for 20, way too fucking high already. More taxes don't help, you just make smokers more broke. Considering that most smokers are from low/middle income families it's just another way to make life tougher for the lower class, the effect is negligible.
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