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Re:Restarting my career after motherhood by skrbjc on Monday June 06, 2022 @12:05AM (#31637157)
If I live in a country with public health care, and I choose to become morbidly obese, smoke cigarettes, excessively drink alcohol, develop diabetes, get limbs amputated, and go on disability because I can’t work, I’m expecting the government to foot the bill to keep me alive.

There are many choices people make that they expect others to pay for.

Re:Restarting my career after motherhood by knorker on Monday June 06, 2022 @06:21AM (#31638766)
True. But these people also die earlier.

I saw a study saying smokers are a net financial gain for society because of the huge savings on pension payments.