alt Hacker NewsTaxes like that seem all but required if you want to have a chance at a functioning single payer system. 0 chance single-payer will works with so much freedom to destroy yourself then make everyone pay for it.
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phantom784 • last Wednesday at 9:00 PM
I don't see why this would be the case - it's not like the private system in the US today has different premiums based on how much junk food you eat (the closest to that I've seen is higher premiums for tobacco users).
You have all of that freedom in countries with single-payer but somehow they're able to make it work.