> Just as a quick example, in the US, you don't choose to get sick and fall into medical debt Are you sure about that? Per the CDC: up to 40 percent of annual

> Just as a quick example, in the US, you don't choose to get sick and fall into medical debt Are you sure about that? Per the CDC: up to 40 percent of annual deaths from each of five leading US causes are preventable [1]. These are heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory disease, and accidents. The causes include: tobacco use, high blood pressure, obesity, drug and alcohol use, lack of seat belt use, lack of motorcycle helmets, etc. All of those could be prevented due to personal choices. > No one chooses to be born into poverty. No one chooses to lose their job. They very well may choose to keep using that anchor to their past as a justification why they can't make their future brighter. We need to encourage people to improve their lives and not tell them that they can't do something due to past circumstances. [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0501-preventable-deaths.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0501-preventable-de...