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In response to "So why are healthcare costs coming down? B/c people aren't drinking Coke as much?" by TFox

that would be the argument in favor of this particular justification. yes.

Posted by znufrii Dec 16 '08, 13:06

specifically to answer Vermin's question of why he should be forced to pay more because of someone else's unhealthy soda-drinking habits. I crunched the numbers to demonstrate, that given certain assumptions, he wouldn't be paying more at all.

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Enacting a 1% difference in medical trend takes a lot more than a mild financial incentive to not drink sodapop. - TFox Dec 16, 13:08 1
- and you're probably right. - znufrii Dec 16, 13:10

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that would be the argument in favor of this particular justification. yes.

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