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Originally posted by Brian_C6
Any doctor will tell you drinking alcohol isn't healthy. Any doctor will tell you eating fried food is unhealthy. But you still have the choice to eat whatever you want, right? The argument up at the house is insurance costs. They say, "People who are uninsured, and hurt in auto accidents are costing the state money.... in turn "effecting" other people. If everyone wears seatbelts, the health cost will drop." In my opinion, that is the only valid argument and it doesn't validate a law.
I will take this back to the healthy food issue. What is the difference between forcing seatbelts on people to control health costs vs. controlling food intake on unhealthy people to control health cost? |
I agree with you, it doesn't validate the law - but, unfortunately unless it's a law, punishable by fines, there really isn't any incentive for people to change their habits and use seatbelts if they don't already.