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Old 06-17-04 | 12:32 PM
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madpogue
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Originally Posted by Trevor98
How about people who don't exercise or are obese- do they have to maintain their own accounts so "we" don't have to pay?
Now you're talkin'!

Okay, yeah, to what point do we police one another's conduct/behavior for "the common good"? Where's the line between looking out for one another and giving up our freedom and privacy? One person's "basic right" is another person's "convenience". I remember reading about a waiter being fired years ago for being reluctant to serve a glass of wine to a pregnant woman.

I'm not helping much here. These are questions it's gonna take years, maybe generations, and cooler heads (no "helmet in hot weather" cracks here, please), to answer. But to be honest, Trevor, one could argue that diet and exercise are as much "on the block" as helmet or seat belt use. There are plenty of others; smoking, alcohol consumption, truly high-risk sports, etc.
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