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> I do not want a substantial number of people getting sick and having to use collective resources to heal them at the expense of others because of a collective
by rajin444 5y ago
> I do not want a substantial number of people getting sick and having to use collective resources to heal them at the expense of others because of a collectively bad choice
Why are you ok with using this argument for covid, but not smoking / obesity / football / etc.? The principle is sound, but the selective application is not.
- bart_spoon 5y agoWho says they aren’t? I think there are some very good arguments to be made about how society could collectively benefit by not subsidizing activities like these through insured healthcare.
- Daishiman 5y agoI do not find it unreasonable that people who partake in high-risk activities or have high-risk lifestyles also contribute different amounts. I am very much in favor of taxing cigarretes and unhealthy foods so that consumers pay for the externalities of their actions.