LateStageCpitalism: "Nation "Too Broke" for Universal Healthcare to Spend $406 Billion More on F-35" Interesting...who is the Senator whose state benefits from the program again?

It's astonishing how one of many military programs can cost $406 billion, though.

But, yeah, there can't be a thing such as universal health care that society can afford until an essential basket of health care that is truly universal for people who are personally responsible is identified (coverage for infectious diseases, injuries, reproductive health care, and so on) and lifestyle diseases, fertility treatments and other lifestyle/life enjoyment health care coverage should be set apart for private supplemental insurance polices. The UK's HHS is buckling under the cost of lifestyle diseases for their increasingly obese and sedentary population, for example.

About half of all American adults—117 million individuals—have one or more preventable chronic diseases, many of which are related to poor quality eating patterns and physical inactivity. These include cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and poor bone health. More than two-thirds of adults and nearly one-third of children and youth are overweight or obese. These high rates of overweight and obesity and chronic disease have persisted for more than two decades and come not only with increased health risks, but also at high cost. In 2008, the medical costs associated with obesity were estimated to be $147 billion. In 2012, the total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes was $245 billion, including $176 billion in direct medical costs and $69 billion in decreased productivity

https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/introduction/nutrition-and-health-are-closely-related/

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