I have evolved on these type issues. Before I was a get the government out of people’s business, but when I look around and see all the fatties, and the additional costs for healthcare that I am subsidizing as a business owner and also through Medicare and Medicaid, yea, it pisses me off.

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Posted by Flats

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Posted on 6/14/23 at 8:14 am to Ten Bears

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I have evolved on these type issues. Before I was a get the government out of people’s business, but when I look around and see all the fatties, and the additional costs for healthcare that I am subsidizing as a business owner and also through Medicare and Medicaid, yea, it pisses me off.

I don't agree on this particular issue but I get that, and it's a point I make to libertarians all the time. They'll take a pet issue and look at it in a vacuum, ignoring the fact that we're not libertarian when it comes to the effects of that pet issue.

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Posted by moneyg

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Posted on 6/14/23 at 8:39 am to Ten Bears

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I have evolved on these type issues. Before I was a get the government out of people’s business, but when I look around and see all the fatties, and the additional costs for healthcare that I am subsidizing as a business owner and also through Medicare and Medicaid, yea, it pisses me off.

I mean, if sugar is bad for you, certainly alcohol is. Red meat will 100% be on the no go list.

Being willing to justify government control over what we eat based on the existence of other government powers that shouldn’t exist is the height of stupidity.

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