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x42bn6 · 01-30-2008, 06:46 PM

Er, I hate it when doctors try to play ethics, it seems wrong.

I do support something akin to a "fat tax", though. There are some idiots in the UK who waste taxpayers' money by going to hospital. Why? They are so fat, they need helicopters to take them to hospital when they fall sick.

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I think a lot of the hoo-haa is down to the fact Britain is full of its drinking culture. To me, if you don't take care of yourself in the first place, you should pay for it in some way - but isn't that what hospitals are there for?

I would, however, support denying drunks access to care in non-life-threatening circumstances in lieu of something slightly less urgent, just because there are idiots in the world who are asking to be hurt.*

01-30-2008, 06:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
x42bn6 Aya Matsuura is awesome Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Age: 20 Posts: 15,282	Re: "Don't treat the old and unhealthy, say doctors" Er, I hate it when doctors try to play ethics, it seems wrong. I do support something akin to a "fat tax", though. There are some idiots in the UK who waste taxpayers' money by going to hospital. Why? They are so fat, they need helicopters to take them to hospital when they fall sick. Example of how obesity hurts others: BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Stuck woman traps SA cave group I think a lot of the hoo-haa is down to the fact Britain is full of its drinking culture. To me, if you don't take care of yourself in the first place, you should pay for it in some way - but isn't that what hospitals are there for? I would, however, support denying drunks access to care in non-life-threatening circumstances in lieu of something slightly less urgent, just because there are idiots in the world who are asking to be hurt.* __________________ * IM IN UR WIKI RVRTING UR EDITS