Actually, statistically speaking, I will earn income and pay taxes longer than you, will remain active for more years and will require less total medical care than an unhealthy person that dies at a younger age. But don't let me stop you from ignoring the facts if that makes you feel better.
-Dave Walton On Jan 4, 2008 1:54 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > healthy lifestyle people cost more than unhealthy because they get old. you > spend the last 5 or 10 years of your life under constant care at huge > expense. i'm long dead by then. > > > On Jan 4, 2008 12:57 PM, dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have no problem for people accepting the personal responsibility to > > eating junk food and living an unhealthy lifestyle. > > Should we extend that personal responsibility to the point that > > health-conscious people like my myself stop funding health insurance > > plans that perform the bypass operations, chemotherapy, and treatment > > for secondary complications that those fat smoking slobs bring upon > > themselves? Should healthy people like me stop paying for diabetes > > medications for anyone that weighs over 250lbs and does not exercise? > > Make them pay for it out of pocket or try to find health insurance > > plans that only cover fat slobs? I bet you could not afford it. Should > > we let you die the painful death you brought upon yourself? > > > > Face it people. The Walmarts of the world are now pushing for a > > national health plan because it will save them money. It's only a > > matter of time. Hopefully the focus will eventually switch from > > treatment to prevention. We now tax polluters in an effort to force > > them to clean up their act. Is it any different to tax McDonald's for > > the increased costs they are causing the health insurance industry or > > to tax cigarettes for the costs of treating people with lung cancer? > > > > -Dave Walton > > > > On Jan 4, 2008 11:54 AM, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > People who want to eat healthy food have nothing to do with > > > > McDonald's at all. > > > > > > So why do they spoil it for the rest of us? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 1983 300D > > > 1966 230 > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
