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[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

This argument is so dumb. It's quite often paired with " I don't want to pay for fat people's and smokers poor life choices", like do you think united Healthcare doesn't cover the third of the population that's obese, or is even making them pay more? Unless you're one of the few people getting Healthcare from the marketplace your insurance provider doesn't have enough info to assess health risk and adjust prices, you're employer buys a bulk plan and you become a line in a database with maybe your age on it but not much else. You and your employer are paying the same amount whether your a marathon runner or a chain smoking alcoholic.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

do you think united Healthcare doesn't cover the third of the population that's obese, or is even making them pay more?

That’s just because of Woke Obamacare forcing big government into private decisions. If we get rid of that then I could have real private insurance that benefits me!

(Yes I know this statement is factually inaccurate, but this is the argument you need to frame yourself against if you want to change the mind of Nazis…I mean elephants.)

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