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Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard
Health Care
Tax companies for producing food products that cause health problems.
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Horrible. How do we determine which foods are bad vs good? Do we follow the latest diet craze. Every other week there is a study published that says "oh turns out this is good for you" or margarine is better for you than butter, wait no butter is better than margarine.
Give the individual more freedom in choosing their diet to achieve weight and other parameters that are under an individual's control. Publicize health insurance. If you're obese increase the amount you pay in taxes for health insurance by X %. If you are a regular smoker increase your payments by Y %. Use empirical risk assessment to determine these percentages. Increases in health insurance cost can only be triggered by something that can empirically be measured or tested in the body. Not a rumor from someone that you drink alcohol or there is a picture of you on facebook with a cig in your mouth.
Now mine:
Government
Add a fourth branch of government comprised of scientists, engineers, and economists to keep the lawyers and politicians in the legislative branch of government in check and ensure that decisions are based on empirical evidence.
This branch would have the power to veto bills passed by congress/senate based on a majority consensus that a bill is based on non-empirical evidence or there is a significant amount of evidence that if a bill were put into law it would be more of a net detriment than net good to society, the economy, or whatever.
Any minority stake in congress could also put a bill up for review by this branch and the branch can give official recommendations to congress.
Members of the branch would be appointed by their peers in the Academic scientific community. Only accredited academic institutions can nominate/vote someone into the branch. While first implementing the branch, congress will decide what institutions are "accredited." henceforth the accredited institutions will determine whether another institution can be accreditation or if accreditation can be revoked.