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This image really gets under my skin… I get that it’s a joke, but a horrible joke that plays to the fears of misinformed, self-centered assholes. 

Yes, it is better for your health if you eat right, and are active—but in the United States healthcare costs are not a joke. We screw people over who actually have legit health issues (most of which they are born with!) and tell them that they are a burden! That their existence costs too much in order for them to exist. That it is better to deny them or make it cost an outrageous amount so they don’t have to pay for it. 

I myself deal with a mirad of health issues—severe cardiomyopathy, a thyroid issue, and PCOS to name a few—none of which I have brought on myself. Nor would any of the above help! Like I said, I get that it meant to be funny—but it hits way to close to home for people who are actually sick. The sick and disabled already deal with enough crap from our society, and a vast majority of us wish that we had “socialized” (because helping those who need it most in your community isn’t a priority) medicine. 

Who knows, maybe if we all knew that not having to figure out a way to gather funds would reduce stress, which just might make our overall health better… But that makes too much sense. 

(via doing-it-for-me)