Quote:How do you prove a medical problem was caused by smoking? There are other causes of lung cancer, etc.
Personaly, I think it'd be more appropriate to not have those high taxes on cigarettes, but to have the government provide no medical assistance for problems they have caused by smoking. Though front-loading the problem like this would have some distinct advantages that might make it better in the long run.
Plus, its basic human compassion.
Health Care is a universal right of all human beings, or should be.
Would you deny a person the benefits of police protection because they live in a high crime neighbourhood? They choose to live there, thus they know the risks. Certainly the government can not be expected to expend money on such things.
Do you think the government should provide emergency services to a flooded area, even if that area was flooded because it didn't maintain its dykes well enough? The people chose not to maintain those dykes. They chose to live in an area that was below sea level.
I don't think there is anything inherently inborn to Americans that they would be incapable ofproviding these services. If you want to end curruption and graft, you can do it. Just vote compotent people into office. Or are you claiming that the American people are so innately stupid and childish that they can't be trusted?
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