Tom Mangan ponders a future where your Boss at work demands:
… take up hiking or we yank your health coverage.
Sounds extreme? I call it a logical extension of what we already know:
• The U.S. has no political will to confront spiraling health costs.
• Prevention is the only proven way to keep the doctor away.
• Simply going on walks regularly can significantly improve physical health and reduce risk of developing expensive maladies like heart disease and diabetes.
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(via Boing Boing)
Brilliant.
It reminds me of my own bold proposal to end racism by making inter-racial marriage mandatory.
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