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["clanSkeen" <sgian AT planetc.com>]

> James, originally you were talking about denying welfare on the basis of 
> poor lifestyle choices, especially those that cost money (twice).

Don't remember espousing any such view.  As a Libertarian my view is that 
the state should not be in the welfare or the lifestyle business and so any 
denying is a moot point.  My only point here is that at the heart of 
homesteading is the concept of self-reliance.  It's a puzzle that lists and 
discussions of homesteading attract so many people caught up in a culture of 
dependency.  I am enthusiastic about self-sufficiency and find that any 
discussion of it on such fora as this inevitably must endure the 
interference those that crave dependency.


> Say, I wonder if private insurers ever insist on any proof that a person 
> is a non-smoker, other than checking the box.

Better than that.  If a condition is determined to be smoking induced, the 
insurer does not have to pay.

James