On: Every family basically pays an $8k ‘poll tax’ under the U.S. health system

[londons_explore]

It's very rare to hear someone say "I won't eat this burrito - I won't be able to afford the diabetes treatment in 50 years".

[anonuser123456 → londons_explore]

It's much worse than this.

Dr: "Stop eating burritos and soda or you will need insulin"

Average Joe: "Ok just give me insulin."

Type 2 is largely reversible by diet and exercise. But people would rather just eat burritos and be sick.

[mac01021 → londons_explore]

Do burritos increase your risk of contracting diabetes?