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Comment author: Clarity 08 February 2016 01:05:58PM *  1 point [-]

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?

Comment author: username2 08 February 2016 01:53:51PM 1 point [-]

Stricter control of alcohol and tobacco would be paternalistic but most likely it would improve public health.