Apr 27, 2006, 04:29 PM
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If your insurance company can justify it, and they can, then why would healthcare be any different? The 50/50 number sounds pretty misleading to me. I mean, if you look at how many sober drivers are on the road as opposed to drunk ones, having lets guess, less than 5% causing 50% of the accidents sounds pretty conclusive.
The experts arguing against this on the basis that smoking doesn't *always* cause cancer etc. are just talking out of their ass. The argument isn't that it *will* cause complications, only that it increases risk. They are arguing on their own terms in order to get around the debate.
Personally, I would have no problem with a higher rate impossed on smokers. They know it's a risky choice, and there are no redeaming features. It may even give them that last push to quit.
I don't support making this apply to other such choices, drinking included. I can't really justify it though.
Either way, if this does go through in some form, I could only be happy about it if it were setup in a way that discouraged other voluntary lifestyle choices from being added to the premium list.
Also, anyone trying to argue about non-voluntary things which increase risk like race, inherrited genetic conditions etc. are just trying to cloud the issue. This in no way would lead to such discrimination.
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