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Who decides you're too vulnerable to make your own decisions. At what percentage of the overall populace being classified as vulnerable do we start removing th
by howeyc 5y ago
Who decides you're too vulnerable to make your own decisions.
At what percentage of the overall populace being classified as vulnerable do we start removing the decision from the whole population.
But yes, something similar to Portugal would be my preference. Health treatment provided by government, possibly a "Health Premium" tax paid on tobacco, drugs, alcohol, etc at point-of-sale to help cover costs. Different tax rates based on how "bad" for your health it is.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoThese are all great questions, and the purpose of government and democratic governance.
- int_19h 5y agoGovernments - even democratic ones - do not exactly have a good track record on that. For example, it was mostly democratic governments that enacted compulsory sterilization laws back in the day.