Wetcoaster Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hence health insurance should be priced according to market conditions. If you're a guy who goes to the gym 3 times per week, eat a balanced diet and is all-round healthy, you pay minimal for medical. If you're 400 pounds, only drink pop and eat crap all day, then your health insurance should be extremely high, basically unaffordable. The responsible people won't be affected and only the unhealthy people will be. It's not too different from drivers with good records and those who are reckless. A tax is a tax and just because it affects normal people less than unhealthy people, you're still hurting the responsible ones. Whether it's 1 dollar or 1000 dollars, the government shouldn't get my money without any legitimate reason. A truly civilized and mature society is when everyone has the freedom to make choices and not have them be taken away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 That does not accord with our concept of universal healthcare supported by the government taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 The BC government is taking the carrot rather than the stick approach to obesity. The B.C. government is spending $2 million to expand programs to help overweight children shed some pounds. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic across the country, and the government wants to help families eat better and lead more active lifestyles. As part of that effort, the province is launching the Childhood Healthy Weights Intervention Initiative, which will build on existing programs like Shapedown B.C. Shapedown, which provides medical, nutritional and psychological support for obese children, has been offered only at B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver, but now it will expanded to all health authorities in the province over the next two years. The expansion will provide free healthy lifestyle learning and activity sessions for overweight children aged five to 13. The government is also enhancing a service in which pediatric dieticians offer weight management coaching for the children of parents who call HealthLink BC at 811. http://www.theprovince.com/health/family-child/adds+million+expand+program+fight+epidemic+child/8202502/story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz2Pcypvp7m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 That's great and all but how about we do something to have some effect BEFORE kids get obese...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dun Caesar Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I switched from pop to bottled water a few years ago. Was 240, now I'm 190. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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