I think judgements of a persons behavior and cause of illness should only be taken into consideration in giving ADVICE on how to behave to preserve health but NOT as a determination on whether they get treatment or not!

There is a sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol, and I wouldnt mind seeing one on junk foods as well BUT to start denying people medical treatments based on their personal habits is such a horrible idea and it sounds like we are just trying to find ways to justify lambasting each other with our angry judgements!

BTW, I dont smoke, I dont drink alcohol, I dont even drink soda (that stuff is poison), I dont eat processed foods, I dont eat meat, I eat very little dairy, I dont do drugs, I exercize every day (I enjoy it actually) but none of those facts make me believe I am BETTER or more deserving of health care than the next person who may have different weaknesses than I do. They are human JUST LIKE ME and while I would readily encourage that they adopt my lifestyle (because I am rewarded with good health) I certainly dont think I have a right to lord it over them or deny them equal access to services WE ALL deserve and need.

We certainly dont mind allowing profit to be made off these bad habits or to fill the tax coffers up with money that is derived from taxing these bad habits or all the jobs those bad habits provide....we benefit from these peoples bad habits as well and its horrible that we derive benefit but then want to absolve ourselves from the downside of it all.

As if we dont bash and judge each other enough already!!