[quote=equalizer][quote=GH]Or a brown TAX OR a black tax or an old tax or a young tax. No doubt there are a lot or contributing factors to health care costs. Apparently blacks are more likely to get sickle cell anemia. That ALONE justifies a higher premium right?[/quote]
For now companies are targeting “recreational” behavior, not genetic markers that could be interpreted as a (disgraced) William Shockley experiment to weed out dysgenic effects among certain populations.[/quote]
I knew this argument (eugenics) would pop up almost immediately. Good response, since its specious and has really nothing to do with your point.
I think if this is approached as a truly “dollars and cents” type issue, then you can make a strong case for it. Personally, I think its patently unfair for those who engage in healthy behavior to carry the costs for those who do not.
Kind of like bailing out all those dipshits who apparently weren’t capable of even basic math and bought homes they didn’t have a hope of affording.
