Payroll Taxes Cover About a Third of Medicare Costs
Payroll Taxes Cover About a Third of Medicare Costs | Tax Policy Center
Since medical costs are increasing at an unsustainable rate, it would be fiscally irresponsible and immoral if the government at a minimum did not offer science based health care advice.
Typical response:
Hey give me my massively subsidized healthcare but butt out on what I eat, drink and how much I exercise.
I have my vices including alcohol and junk food because I am weak at times. But I have the self awareness to know that it has real consequences which I will eventually have to reckon with.