From a cardiovascular risk-minimization standpoint, many people should be on statins. From a pure preference standpoint (e.g., I prefer not to take pills, I pre

From a cardiovascular risk-minimization standpoint, many people should be on statins. From a pure preference standpoint (e.g., I prefer not to take pills, I prefer not to spend $4/month on pharmaceuticals, etc), many of those people will choose not to be on statins. Their health will probabilistically be worse for this decision; however, health is but one of many competing Goods that people might choose to maximize.