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Vices hurt economy - "Excessive eating, smoking and drinking by Americans is partially responsible for rising health care costs causing a drag on the U.S. economy, Treasury Secretary John Snow [Toledo native] said on Tuesday. Snow, who has often singled out "frivolous lawsuits" as the main driver for a spike in U.S. health care costs, told business leaders meeting at a Pennsylvania hospital that over-indulgent lifestyles were also a factor." Okay, well we got the smoking ban in place, although the sale of tobacco is still allowed for some reason. I expect we'll soon see bans on junk food and booze too. Obesity-related ills cost taxpayers money. Someday, obesity is expected to surpass tobacco as the number one preventable death. Therefore, we need our government to control what we eat. To protect us from ourselves. We'll be healthier, and health care costs will drop.
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