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If this is the rationale, why do countries with public health insurance fallback not also have mandatory BMI or tobacco/alcohol limits, given the much much high
by caeril 6y ago
If this is the rationale, why do countries with public health insurance fallback not also have mandatory BMI or tobacco/alcohol limits, given the much much higher fatality rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer versus automobile accidents?
- otterley 6y agoBecause we live in an imperfect world and it takes time for public opinion to adapt to change. Also, we do have BAC limits for driving, and public intoxication prohibitions.
- nradov 6y agoAre you claiming that in a perfect world we would have legal limits on BMI, and totally ban alcohol and tobacco?
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- otterley 6y agoOf course not. I’m saying that complex situations yield inconsistent results, and that way we solve one problem may not be exactly the same way we solve a different problem, even though they may look superficially similar.
- brewdad 6y agoThere may not be hard limits on tobacco or alcohol use but they do tend to have very high "sin" taxes on those items. Those who use the most pay the most. It is imperfect but probably the best we can do without going full surveillance state in people's homes.