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Lead has a quantifiable effect that directly infringes on the rights of others -- eating junk food does not. Well, if you have to receive public assistance bec
by finid 10y ago
Lead has a quantifiable effect that directly infringes on the rights of others -- eating junk food does not.
Well, if you have to receive public assistance because of your bad eating habits, then that's a "quantifiable effect" on my pocket book.
- Mz 10y agoUnder Obamacare, their increased health care costs also costs everyone (in part because Obamacare is the worst of all worlds -- it would be difficult to intentionally design something worse).
- lend000 10y agoI agree with both comments, but those problems have other solutions.
- finid 10y agoI always wonder how a group of people can come together and made a bad decision. I mean, if one person makes a bad decision, you can say, OK, we all make mistakes, but a room full of smart? people...
- Mz 10y agoAs I understand it: Good ideas come from individuals. Good sorting of ideas comes from a crowd. Trying to get a crowd to make good ideas is apparently not very functional.
- Frondo 10y agoAs someone who was uninsurable before Obamacare, no, it is not the worst of all worlds. The worst of all worlds is when an otherwise-healthy 37 year old can't buy insurance because he had his gallbladder out in his early 20s. Which is what we had before obamacare.
- Mz 10y agoI worked in insurance for over five years. "Universal insurance" is the worst possible way to try to make sure all citizens have access to medical care. There are other proven systems that are vastly better.