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**Mike Irwin** · March 17, 2010, 10:00 AM

"The question is, under a government run "option" will this morph into forbidding certain "high-risk" activities as it is now "in the public interest" to do so? (That's probably enough thread drift though.......)"

One again, this kind of question is EXACTLY the kind of Civil Rights issue that is open for discussion here at TFL.

At what point will the government, if they are picking up your health care, will become invasive and intrusive in an effort to keep premiums down?

Will we see high risk activities outright banned?

Will we see a massive ramp up in Government-mandated health initiatives, like taxing the hell out of "junk" foods to control obesity or outlawing use of salt in food preparation (someone is trying this in New York)?

Would those types laws also have to be passed by procedural issues to get them through?

All questions that NEED to be asked.

March 17, 2010, 10:00 AM	#28
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	"The question is, under a government run "option" will this morph into forbidding certain "high-risk" activities as it is now "in the public interest" to do so? (That's probably enough thread drift though.......)" One again, this kind of question is EXACTLY the kind of Civil Rights issue that is open for discussion here at TFL. At what point will the government, if they are picking up your health care, will become invasive and intrusive in an effort to keep premiums down? Will we see high risk activities outright banned? Will we see a massive ramp up in Government-mandated health initiatives, like taxing the hell out of "junk" foods to control obesity or outlawing use of salt in food preparation (someone is trying this in New York)? Would those types laws also have to be passed by procedural issues to get them through? All questions that NEED to be asked. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.