Lateralus
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You seem to be missing my point. I agree that the government has a fiscal responsibility if it's subsidizing health care. Overeating is not the only unhealthy activity that individuals engage in. Sitting in front of your computer playing WoW is also unhealthy (I saw your post). If the government can ban overeating, they can ban WoW. The list of 'unhealthy' activities they can ban are infinite. The question is, where do you draw the line?Are you saying that the ability to damage one's health through a combination of overeating and under-exercising should be a guaranteed right?
What I'm saying is that the government has as much power as you give it. If the government is going to subsidize a nation's health care then it has a fiscal responsibility to keep that cost reasonable. If you read my post carefully you'd see that I never stated the government should have the right to dictate personal behavior.
There's an awful lot of talk about rights these days but what about personal responsibility?
I'd rather keep the government out of the business, entirely, but most people don't seem to agree with me.