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To: Mr. Brightside

Better check to see which genes you have inherited--that is usually what determines what's going to knock you off.


76 posted on 07/20/2006 7:09:31 AM PDT by basil (Exercise your 2nd amendment - buy another gun today)
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To: basil

I wonder how many people who oppose this idea are fat or are smokers.


79 posted on 07/20/2006 7:26:07 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
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To: basil
Better check to see which genes you have inherited--that is usually what determines what's going to knock you off.

Hey, maybe insurance companies should be allowed to get our DNA from blood work they're paying for. And then charge us according to our pre-dispositions for certain diseases. /sarcasm.

There always is a battle to maintain a balance between actuarial-driven cost modeling and privacy. I think there can be some basic adjustments for behavior, but they need to be very tightly controlled so they don't get out of hand.

90 posted on 07/20/2006 7:55:01 AM PDT by dirtboy (Glad to see the ink was still working in Bush's veto pen, now that he wisely used it on this bill)
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