June 13, 20179 yr I know that you are kidding around, but this burden on the health care system is real. Just wait. When many of you old people on here need MediCare and other programs, funding will be drier than it is now. These youngish (27-45) year olds w/ Type II diabetes, preventable cancers, neurological diseases can't work. They will be debilitated. At that point, everyone will realize how truly crippling this time right now is. And how much of the burden is because overall people are living longer? Part of the reason for Social Security's problems is that people are living longer after reaching the age they can draw it. Wouldn't the same hold true for Medicare?
June 13, 20179 yr Author And how much of the burden is because overall people are living longer? Part of the reason for Social Security's problems is that people are living longer after reaching the age they can draw it. Wouldn't the same hold true for Medicare? That is a different issue. Aging is inevitable, not preventable and with the Baby Boomers retiring, we know that those systems are stressed. My point is that we are entering a preventable epidemic that will tap out Medicaid, eventually Medicare and raise our premiums on private/company offered insurance to incredibly expensive amounts.
June 13, 20179 yr Yes, the Government needs to crack down on the Food Industry and deceptive labeling. Second, the government needs to recreate the food pyramid since many agencies, doctors (incredibly), and even people trying to learn about nutrition for their own personal improvement hold it as a sound dietary guideline. Three, we need to stop this lie that exercising is going to make us lose weight. No, it will help us lose weight, but you will not burn enough fat purely by working out. People need to be educated about hormonal changes that accompany eating certain foods, and how it affects cells, to the point that they retain water, suffer allergic reactions like acne and migraines. That would be easy to do. Main thing would be the first 2. I'm not naive enough to think that people will follow the changes. Ultimately, they'll make their own decisions. My point is that there are a lot of people that want to do better, they just can't understand how. They keep getting fed wrong info. As long as I have to pay higher premiums for people being sick, I want society to minimize the preventable diseases. IMO, the last thing we need is any additional government in our lives. If you put government bureaucrats in charge of building a new food pyramid, that pyramid will end up looking more like a Sphinx.
June 14, 20179 yr Author IMO, the last thing we need is any additional government in our lives. If you put government bureaucrats in charge of building a new food pyramid, that pyramid will end up looking more like a Sphinx. They already built it. I want them to rebuild it correctly
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