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Originally Posted by fotze
By that we should also make those that contribute less taxes get less services as well. Those filthy $20k per year earners should no longer be able to suckle at the expensive government teat. Earnings power and health are both largely controllable by the individual, why is one more of a sacred cow than another.  |
Apples to oranges. There are people out there who cannot make more then $25k a year for legitimate reasons (often health, social situation, etc). These people depend on help and government services. Yeah, there are the lazy slobs out there, but they don't impact things all that much.
I'm speaking against people who deliberately choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, drugs, obesity, etc). Either we nail them with the cost initially (increase taxes on things they purchase) or we hit them when they try to correct their health problems caused by the lifestyle.
If you smoke, excessively drink and whatnot, you do not deserve free healthcare. My opinion of course.