Quote Originally Posted by Atlanteax View Post
Why?

The individual knows best their living habits ... ie smoking, drinking, dietary, exercise, etc ... and can essentially control all of it.

So why should people who put effort into living healthy be forced to subsidize those who do not give a shit as far as personal self-responsibility goes.
We aren't quite to that point... yet. But two things I can think of are the vicissitudes of nature and community. Anyone in the tribe could get hit with a stroke of bad luck and we all pitch in to help take care of them.