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Originally Posted by BrianG
Hell, why stop there? Why doesn't the gov't ban fast food? It leads to harmful obesity. Why not ban certain food additives/ingredients? Because you know that some California lab has determined it causes cancer in ring-tailed Lemurs. And while we're on a roll, let's ban forks, knives, guns, all land and air travel, electricity, water, and any device using radio waves. Because we know those things can be dangerous.
I have a better idea; let's just stop thinking for ourselves at all, and let Uncle Sam do it for us. Just go about life with a blank smile, pay the required 100% tax rate, and not worry about a thing.
Ok, maybe all that was a "bit" extreme, but you get my drift. But I'm tired and cranky. 
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Come on down John Savage!
Extreme in todays world but I'd be surprised if elements of that don't become reality. Rapidly aging populations will exert extreme pressure on medical services & some form of selection criteria will need to be applied when dispensing certain treatments...it's happening already, if you have a bad heart for example, your age, your lifestyle etc will determine your eligibility to even join a transplant waiting list