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Re:Things I still can't do in November 2014 by lingoberry on Sunday November 23, 2014 @06:35AM (#8648488)
Regarding 30. wasn't it recently concluded here on HN that obese people actually end up costing less to society since they tend not to survive into their 80s/90s? Not that his thought is good even if this was not true.
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Re:Things I still can't do in November 2014 by yummyfajitas on Sunday November 23, 2014 @06:46AM (#8648509)
An obese person costs more per year but less per lifetime since he dies sooner. Correspondingly, an obese person should pay more each year but they will pay less over their lifetime.
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