Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
And luckily for you, you can now simply add the cost of your healthcare to my tab. Would it be out of place for me to ask that you exercise more and eat better, you know, positive steps to limit my liability?
Here you have very concisely nailed why so much of America does not work for me - to me, it's not your tab, its OUR tab - our being the collective society as a whole. But I do agree with you on one point - people getting the free insurance like I will be for awhile should have some mandate to eat better and to exerisize. In my case I am mostly vegetarian and I don't have a car - so I am getting a lot of walking in right there. I am aware that not all who qualify for expanded Medicaid are going to be eating well and getting exersize so I do see you have a point in this. I still consider it OUR tab though and not just your tab. This kind of thinking - I believe this is what is going to cause America to sink ever further. And it's sad because most people have thought this way their whole lives - it is unrealistic for this to change. I'm glad change is coming to health care but OTOH I don't have much hope for this country in other areas. The bitter irony in this though is that I have seen what I consider progress in health care and also in gay rights. Rob