The COVID-19 pandemic

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But I do think it creates a dangerous precedent — we’d be that much closer to creating a healthcare system that might surcharge obese people, alcoholics, smokers, etc., that clog up the system

Don't we already do that? I thought that was one of the main justifications for the sin taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, etc.

And again, this is going to effect the poor more than the rich

They seem to be planning to administer it through the income tax system, which would make it pretty easy to scale based on income.