USA - Socialized healthcare incompatible with drug legalization

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This occurred to swim last night. President Obama intends to provide health care to every American. This sounds great, after all medical costs can be quite substantial and are a burden on citizens. There are some that are against socializing healthcare because they believe in personal responsibility and not depending on the government to provide for them. Here is another argument to consider.
When the government pays for medical services the cost will be quite substantial. In order to keep costs down, it is likely that citizens that accept government insurance will be forced to change some of their unhealthy habits. This makes sense, after all why would the country pay for a lung transplant for someone who continues to smoke cigarettes, even when they know this behavior is self destructive? Perhaps the government will also get a say in what food citizens can eat, because it is well known that obeseity leads to many health issues that would increase the costs of health care.

You can see where this is going. If the policy goes down this road, how likely is it that citizens will have the right to put what they want into their body as far as drugs? Can you imagine the government paying for insurance for anyone who uses illicit drugs? There's no way. If socialized healthcare is made into law there is no possibility of ending the war on drugs. More and more freedoms are likely to fade as the government now has a financial stake in an individuals well being. When they have money invested in you, they control you. Food for thought.

Swim strongly believes that this country is heading in the wrong direction. Please discuss.

Reputation Comments on this post:

	A+++ on (no) socialized healthcare
	I'm not particularly keen on this sentiment, it certainly imho has nothing to do with drug legalization
	I don't think this is a well thought out argument
	Excellent! I have wanted to start a thread on this topic for a long time
	Interesting subject, glad someone started a thread on it.
	while i disagree, i still think you bring up an excellent point to consider