tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post116354346604964647..comments2024-03-27T02:13:58.088-07:00Comments on Integral Options Cafe: Should Smokers and Obese Folks Pay More for Health Insurance?william harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-1163687767970056862006-11-16T07:36:00.000-07:002006-11-16T07:36:00.000-07:00Yes, the proof that one is a smoker is difficult t...Yes, the proof that one is a smoker is difficult to obtain. And there is another reason why smokers should pay more..they endanger those around them affected by passive smoking.<BR/>But then again, in the same mess is everyone that drives car on fuel, or burning woods for heat or what not.<BR/><BR/>One way of dealing with it is to enforce taxes on buying cigaretes (or other endangering agents). This way, some percentage of the total cigarete price could go to health insurance. (I guess this is already a practice somewhere)..<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, health and ecology should be considered more throughly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-1163599176339417702006-11-15T06:59:00.000-07:002006-11-15T06:59:00.000-07:00How far is this from genetic predisposition? Uhh c...How far is this from genetic predisposition? Uhh check out your chromosone 6. Your genes suggest heart disease may be in your future. Therefore you are penalized 15%. Its a slippery slope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com