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You're dismayed that some people believe the unhealthiest of the population ought to pay the largest share of healthcare costs? Maybe you disagree, but "dismayed" seems very harsh.


Depends on whether you are talking about preventable disease or not.


All diseases are preventable, some are just not worth the cost of preventing.


I wasn't aware of a cure for cancer.


Prevention is not the same as cure. Historically, cancer has been prevented by dying of something else first.




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