re: Why don't we treat fatisoty like smoking?

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What do you have against freedom? If we're going to allow people to drink and potentially kill other people, why not let them smoke and potentially kill themselves?

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People talk endlessly about freedom, but many feel threatened when they actually see someone who is free. After seeing that they can't wait to straighten them out for the greater good. Live and let live, you do you and I'll do me.

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What do you have against freedom?

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To each their own

Until it negatively and significantly impacts me? (eg, Speed limits)

When rushed to ER for real emergency and rooms filled, medical staff stretched by patients health rooted in and plagued by diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure, et al and all the complexities that come with the combinations of medicines and their side effects.

Not suggesting shaming or outlawing bad habits but am thinking positive nudges towards better health - tax breaks for health club membership, rewards for physical activities, health education, transparency and visibility to healthcare costs and linkage of unhealthy behaviors, etc.

20%!of people don’t need this - will be healthy most of the time

20% of people won’t change - will be unhealthy most of the time

60% of people are targets to positively nudge to better health

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What do you have against freedom?

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If the American taxpayer isn't paying their medical costs, I agree.

If they are, I think they should be forced to meet certain health thresholds about obesity.