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Originally Posted by smith12
So we pay for our health care through taxes which means we spread the cost of health care throughout the country right?
Does anyone else have a problem with the fact that we do this? I mean, I live a very healthy lifestyle, I stay fit, don't smoke and workout all the time. I rarely have to go to the hospital and when I do it's usually a sports related injury. Now why should I have to pay for someone's cancer due to smoking? Why should I pay for some overweight guys cardiac arrest b/c they CHOSE to not live a healthy life style.
In the States, I wouldn't be flipping the bill for people that choose to live like that.
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Absolutely not. For me, that is part and parcel of being a Canadian, taking care of all citizens, that is part and parcel of living in a kinder and gentler society.
This is no different than you asking why you should have to pay school taxes if you do not have children, or you asking why you should have to pay for a lot of the infrastructure that you never use, or you asking why you should have to pay for public transportation that you never use.....
and the list goes on.