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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
I agree that it's a looming problem, but there's no easy solution. 

You say that fat people should adopt insurance, but who is responsible for deciding who does or doesn't pay that insurance? Who gets to set the price? There won't be a "one size fits all" solution, and I'm not sure the extra costs of administration and collection would offset it. 

Second, where do you draw the line at what is a "poor lifestyle"? Should smokers pay more? Should people living in areas with low air quality pay more? Should people who work desk jobs pay more? Should people with pre-existing conditions pay more? Whoever gets to decide what is and isn't a "poor lifestyle" has an insane amount of power over the public. It's almost impossible to determine whether someone's lifestyle will lead to medical issues decades down the line, whether those issues were directly caused by their lifestyle, and whether it's even possible to prevent those issues. 

The idea of "tax fat people to offset their harm to healthcare" sounds great, but the devil is in the details. You used the word "prevention" but what you're describing *isn't* exactly prevention, it's just taxation with extra steps. Make incentives (like tax breaks) for people to get more exercise, funnel the tax money from cigarettes to pay for people affected by lung cancer (smokers or not). You want to encourage people to be healthier, not assign penalties to their lifestyle. That lets us work on there here and now, not decades down the line. It's also mutually beneficial, and way easier to administer.
gpt
if i could give you an award i would.

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