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Is there an argument that society undervalues and/or underfunded paternalistic preventative health interventions for the wrong reasons? Is there a compelling reason that normal market forces will not solve the task of preventative health?
Stricter control of alcohol and tobacco would be paternalistic but most likely it would improve public health.