[quote=AN][quote=SK in CV][quote=NeetaT] Those who claim they can’t afford healthcare costs are the same people who can somehow find a way to buy a new car or go on a lavish vacation. All I can say is please “Kill the Bill” so that I am not fleeced for more taxes. I will gladly pay for my own healthcare thank you.[/quote]

Dude, what world are you living in? 45,000 people die every year in this country because they don’t have medical insurance. 10’s of thousand go bankrupt. Nobody is trading a cruise for their life.[/quote]
936,923 people die every year from Major Cardiovasular Diseases.
553,091 people die every year from Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer).
69,301 people die every year from Diabetes Mellitus.
65,313 people die every year from the flu/Pneumonia.
43,354 people die every year from Motor Vehicle Accidents.

These are statistics gathered from 2002. Those numbers are probably higher today. Putting the 45k number into perspective. Wouldn’t it save more lives by forcing people to eat better and exercise to stamp out obesity? 58 million are overweight, 40 million are obese, 3 million are morbidly obese. 8 out of 10 over 25’s are overweight.

Obesity Related Diseases

* 80% of type II diabetes related to obesity
* 70% of Cardiovascular disease related to obesity
* 42% breast and colon cancer diagnosed among obese individuals
* 30% of gall bladder surgery related to obesity
* 26% of obese people having high blood pressure

This also ties into mike92104’s idea. 8 out of 10 people over 25 wouldn’t qualify because they are overweight.[/quote]

We all have to die. The best you can do is to move (dead) people from one category to another.