Healthcare

Hmmmm, there was a very interesting post from http://curmudgeonisms.blogspot.com/ that I liked:

"If you're going to knowingly do something detrimental to your health, maybe you should pay more for insurance. But why limit it to smokers and fatties? Shouldn't drinkers pay more too? Booze is bad for you, is it not? And druggies. Their insurance should be way higher. In fact, everyone should get drug tested on a regular basis, shouldn't they? Make sure they aren't on the verge of killing themselves.How about snowboarders or motorbike riders? Why should they be let off the hook? Chances are higher they'll hurt themselves than someone who doesn't participate in those sort of activities.And players on the local softball team - there's a better chance they'll get hurt than someone watching from the bleachers. Especially if they had a quick cheeseburger before the game, have a beer and a smoke break between half innings, then ride home on their motorbike. See where this is going? Where do we draw the line? "


I think he has a good point. With cities like NYC looking to ban transfat because it's bad for people, so that the healthcare costs go up for everyone else, we need to look at the big picture.

I think we should not be passing any victimless laws, like banning transfat. Educate people so they know what it does to them, and let them make the decision. Big brother doesn't need to watch over everything for you.