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by loudtieblahblah 1636 days ago
Good.

Do fat people, smokers, and drinkers next.

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Paradoxically, those people actually use fewer healthcare resources, and pension resources, since they die earlier after retirement.

Healthy people with long, drawn-out illnesses use the greatest healthcare and pension resources.

https://taxfoundation.org/new-study-shows-smokers-and-obese-...

Vitamin D and air quality is the major underlying factor behind COVID severity - its why the virus exhibits such seasonality. Pushing vaccines doesn't address underlying public health problems.

Except they aren't jamming up hospitals all at once due to their choices. That's the critical difference.
Hospitals are being jammed up by liberals hopped up on fear porn, going to the ER bc they have a positive covid test but little to no symptoms.