Quote (addone @ Apr 1 2022 11:56pm)
I am aware. The government subsidy only gives a free get out jail card to both or neither. I would like they separate the two to some degree because my money ends up helping out the non health conscious NPCs.
Just like all the communist bums who are 100% capable of holding a job but claim some kind of welfare.
I could see this being a more practical approach considering they differentiate genetic and self inflicted injuries in other areas of healthcare. If this could gain bipartisan support it would definitely help many.
Problem I see with that is that Republicans tend to cater to the group that makes up Type 2 diabetes and forsaking them is probably not going to happen.
It's kind of a weird thing with stuff like SNAP/WIC since the income guidelines are a bit silly. 15/hr jobs still entitle families to hundreds of dollars of benefits, but 16 can disqualify and end up being a pay cut and therefore create financial stress.
I think a lot of these programs in their current states are outdated and need serious overhauls, but welfare in general is a problem inflamed by low base pays in places like walmart which more or less makes tax payers responsible for their crappy pay.