Wow, you've got it all figured out, don't you, Manowar? I gather we should put you in charge of deciding who is a "lazy fat ass" and who isn't, yes? Ok. Here's the single mom over here, her husband got hit by a bus and she's left now with three young children, working two jobs, can't afford dependent care let alone a gym membership, and between doing laundry, making meals, looking after her home and all the rest, she just doesn't really have time for working out a lot. How much shall we penalize her? She's a "lazy fat ass" within your definition, is she not?
Or what about the woman I know who works out faithfully every day, watches every bite she puts in her mouth but is still a large person? I'm pretty sure she's a "lazy fat ass" by your standard. How will you verify that she works out every day? How will you keep track of her 1,400 calories per day self-imposed limitation? Or is it easier to just penalize her because she doesn't fit into your definition of a non-"lazy fat ass"?
What about the guy like you, who never goes to doctors, ever, but who maybe works in a high-risk profession, like fire fighting? Clearly, you are a much higher risk to cost the health insurance companies more for your medical care than, say, the guy who sells you the insurance. Hey!! Maybe we should charge you a premium, too!! Makes sense to me!!
What about the guy who partied like a brain-damaged test monkey in his youth, but became a Mormon at age 25 and hasn't let liquor pass his lips or smoked anything since? But he turns up with lung cancer at age 60. Thumbs up? Or thumbs down?
Or what about the guy like my late husband, who died unexpectedly costing the health care system nothing, because for his whole life he fit within non-"lazy fat ass" standards of height/weight appropriate configuration, was active and fit -- but dropped dead one day of a heart attack because he couldn't leave the red meat alone? Penalty for him? Yes? No? Who gets to decide how much red meat is "too much?"
Are you starting to get my drift? Who arbitrates the "lazy fat ass" status? And who keeps track of who is being a "lazy fat ass" and who isn't? Have you yet worked it out that enforcement of your "lazy fat ass" standards would cost far more than it will cost to just cover all the "lazy fat asses?"
Health status simply isn't measurable in the way that good or bad driving is. Do you get that? Me, I wish we could penalize people who haven't sufficiently developed their critical thinking skills.
Or what about the woman I know who works out faithfully every day, watches every bite she puts in her mouth but is still a large person? I'm pretty sure she's a "lazy fat ass" by your standard. How will you verify that she works out every day? How will you keep track of her 1,400 calories per day self-imposed limitation? Or is it easier to just penalize her because she doesn't fit into your definition of a non-"lazy fat ass"?
What about the guy like you, who never goes to doctors, ever, but who maybe works in a high-risk profession, like fire fighting? Clearly, you are a much higher risk to cost the health insurance companies more for your medical care than, say, the guy who sells you the insurance. Hey!! Maybe we should charge you a premium, too!! Makes sense to me!!
What about the guy who partied like a brain-damaged test monkey in his youth, but became a Mormon at age 25 and hasn't let liquor pass his lips or smoked anything since? But he turns up with lung cancer at age 60. Thumbs up? Or thumbs down?
Or what about the guy like my late husband, who died unexpectedly costing the health care system nothing, because for his whole life he fit within non-"lazy fat ass" standards of height/weight appropriate configuration, was active and fit -- but dropped dead one day of a heart attack because he couldn't leave the red meat alone? Penalty for him? Yes? No? Who gets to decide how much red meat is "too much?"
Are you starting to get my drift? Who arbitrates the "lazy fat ass" status? And who keeps track of who is being a "lazy fat ass" and who isn't? Have you yet worked it out that enforcement of your "lazy fat ass" standards would cost far more than it will cost to just cover all the "lazy fat asses?"
Health status simply isn't measurable in the way that good or bad driving is. Do you get that? Me, I wish we could penalize people who haven't sufficiently developed their critical thinking skills.
