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Originally Posted by Sled
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If you folks are so concerned about everyone's health why not lobby to make Happy Meals $35 each to end childhood obesity.
Make a can of beer $100 each to end alcoholism, domestic abuse, child abuse, drunk driving and the other numerous amounts of issues that stem from alcohol.
Take away the driving license of any person that has a BMI over 30 and not allow them to ride share or use public transit so they have to walk or bike everywhere.
Forcing a healthy person to do something against their will (even if it helps them) is not right.
Should all babies get vaccinated in the hospital regardless of religious or personal beliefs? I think the parents are stupid not to but I certainly wouldn't condone forcibly taking an infant from their parents to immunize them.
The great divide of humanity keeps getting wider I fear. Race, Religion, Sexuality, Political, and now vaccination.
Anyone else tired of the anger?
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The issue with obesity and alcohol are that they have complex underlying issues that won't be solved through those kind of measures. Prohibition didn't solve anything with alcohol and I am firm believer that prohibition on drugs causes more harm than good. The better approach is to have systems in place to deal with the fallout and those are getting strained by Covid.
Outside of that though there are criminal and social consequences for alcoholism, domestic abuse, child abuse and drunk driving. There are also certain things obese people cannot do that are more recreational and have built-in weight limits that they cannot participate in (ie theme parks) and there is a large social stigma associated with obesity that is enforced socially.
If people do not want to get vaccinated then they can deal with the social consequences of their actions.