I read the article "Why the elderly should pay more for health insurance- and smokers, drinkers, and obese, too" This article caught my attention because although, I have no reason to get offended by this, I viewed this as a very sensitive topic. The author had a strong opinion and made it clear through out the article. The author's intended audience in this article is to all of the United States because at the conclusion of the day everyone should be attentive listening to the changes and updates that relate to the elections. The arguments that the author made are very good points, so good that the arguments were making me rethink my thoughts about the issue. My thoughts on this issue is why don't we just discriminate more, people who drink should pay more. It doesn't matter to the insurance companies as long as they get money. People are already having to pay to much, and if you already have something such as diabetes you pay more. All I see is greed and another way to make people pay. People smoke and never get cancer, people who do not smoke and have cancer, over weight people may be due to other medical problems and they already have problems trying to get insurance. It needs to be a flat rate for everyone. Overall, the article was well written and easy to read.
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