Not to mention that people's poor diets and sleep habits are also paid for in healthcare - do these 'conservatives' want government monitoring our fridges and setting our bedtimes?
Yes, stopping dopers from being a burden on society is exactly like the government spying on people's eating habits.
As far as the healthcare burden argument goes, it's the same one.
I think "burden" is a pretty general term in the context in which I used it. I'm objecting more to the feeding, clothing and sheltering the worthless dirt bags than I am about paying for the medical care. That is automatically a non-starter for me.
I'm opposed to socialized medicine in all of it's forms.