It wasn't aimed at you @jceg316 , but the out going Chief Medical Officer, who is as authoritarian as they come! 
But as I said, there isn't really evidence that people who live unhealthy lifestyles cost more than those who don't in the long term if you look at lifelong care (for instance, have a look at this study that looks purely at healthcare costs of smoking, that concludes ~ 'If people stopped smoking, there would be a savings in health care costs, but only in the short term. Eventually, smoking cessation would lead to increased health care costs.'). Also, if you don't mind me saying, there is something a little illiberal about saying one is only prepared to fund a universal healthcare system for people who don't do things that one considers irrationally or unreasonably dangerous ~ where would one draw the line? Fatties? Motorcyclists? Pesky home brewers (
) and other drinkers? Surely, a universal healthcare model should be precisely that - universal, not dependent on peoples lifestyle choices made of their own free will?
But as I said, there isn't really evidence that people who live unhealthy lifestyles cost more than those who don't in the long term if you look at lifelong care (for instance, have a look at this study that looks purely at healthcare costs of smoking, that concludes ~ 'If people stopped smoking, there would be a savings in health care costs, but only in the short term. Eventually, smoking cessation would lead to increased health care costs.'). Also, if you don't mind me saying, there is something a little illiberal about saying one is only prepared to fund a universal healthcare system for people who don't do things that one considers irrationally or unreasonably dangerous ~ where would one draw the line? Fatties? Motorcyclists? Pesky home brewers (
) and other drinkers? Surely, a universal healthcare model should be precisely that - universal, not dependent on peoples lifestyle choices made of their own free will?
