Upon mulling over the bureaucratic healthcare crisis, I'm beginning to wonder if we shouldn't more or less pull the plug on that one (not withstanding the fact that we do have to attend to and ameliorate the suffering of many people) and direct more money into personal healthcare. I don't mean for it to suddenly happen in a day or a week or even a year, but I think getting people to exercise more, smoke and drink less and cut down on junk food would pay huge dividends. We know that more than half the population eventually succumbs to heart and artery disease, some at a relatively young age after $thousands have been spent on surgery. I think there are just so many upsides to this philosophy, one being that the more people who are healthy as opposed to patched up sickies, the more people will be able to contribute to society instead of being a burden. Health is the natural condition and sickness isn't, it's only running rampant now because of abusive lifestyles. With technology nowdays it wouldn't be hard to award people for positive activies (an hour on the treadmill, gets you a $1 credit with Revenue Canada.)