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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
Counter point, things like smoking have a hidden externalized cost protected on the rest of society in terms of collective health care costs. Tax it and use it to subsidize healthcare. OR you pay more for healthcare if your actions contributed to your illness.
gpt
Counter-counter point, the collective cost of health care in society is irrelevant if individuals pay for their own health care instead of the state. Regarding your last sentence, that is the natural effect of insurance - if you don't take care of yourself, your premiums will be higher. That's a free market, individual, voluntary "tax" to disincentivize poor health decisions.