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Originally Posted by Riot
But we are at the, "start to pay for your own healthcare so we no longer have to" stage with the PPACA, and that's a good thing.
Yes, the attacks on Michelle Obama for trying to get kids to eat right and exercise are beyond absurd and silly. It would be like attacking Lady Bird Johnson for environmental issues, or Nancy Reagan for trying to eliminate drug abuse.
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I agree that it is society's responsibility to educate folks on healthy living, with more exercise and balanced diets we could virtually eliminate obesity (except for genetic and physiological causes), if folks stopped smoking and drank only in moderation, refrained from using addictive drugs, health care costs would drop drastically...these are goals and hopefully over time we can actually reach most...but, a moral society cannot legislate who deserves medical care and who does not based on lifestyle. We cannot adopt the concept that we can judge one life worthy and one not, when folks need help. we should help them not because they deserve it but because they need it!