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  I think you're doing great. Even if you cannot afford healthcare, statistically you will likely be less dependent on healthcare. Science supports your choices.
  I am not saying that being healthy will allow Americans to afford healthcare. I am saying that being healthy will allow Americans to avoid the need for healthcare for preventable things.
  Americans have bodies like ticking time bombs, ready to break down at any moment. For sure, it would be a nightmare to insure. It's like a warranty company insuring an electronic product that you know the person is dropping in the toilet every day.
context: Not unpopular >
  
  I think it totally depends on where you're from/live.
  In places like Japan or Singapore, health definitely comes after wealth/work/job obligations.
  But it's also not a South East Asian thing. In Bhutan for example they have the philosophy of the Gross National Happiness ,the GNH in contrast to the GDP.
  In the West it also differs from country to country. In Denmark they have a 35h work weak and always have a high ranking position when it comes to the most happy countries. Which I think goes hand in hand with health. While many Germans or Americans still go to work, even though they're sick. Of course this behavior will have a long term effect on your general health.
  So yeah, not that unpopular as you think. >
  
  It is very often the case that the two are very correlated. >
  
  Some people say wealth makes you more of what you are. So, if you're a naturally unhealthy person that enjoys unhealthy habits, wealth will accellerate that.
  If you enjoy staying up late, wealth will enable you stay up later. If you enjoy drinking, wealth will enable you to drink harder. If you love botox, wealth will enable you to botox yourself to the moon.
  This is why so many people self destruct once they obtain wealth. They no longer have any barriers to stop them from their vices. They no longer need to go to bed because they don't have work tomorrow. They don't need to watch how much alcohol they drink. They no longer have people telling them "no", because they can surround themselves with "yes" people. >
  
  Inversely though healthy lifestyles can be expensive and wealth can pave the way for the healthy lifestyle you want, for people that are not within means of achieving it at their non wealthy financial status >
  
  In the US, the two equate to more or less the same thing. >
  
  The US lifestyle is one of the most unhealthy lifestyles in the world. People eat the wrong stuff, rarely walk because they drive everywhere, don't sleep much, load up on caffiene and sugar, love to get angry, and are addicted to technology.
  You would think that a country that cannot afford healthcare will think twice before willingly destroying their body with things that scientifically prove to cause early death. >
  
  I eat clean, don’t drink or smoke, walk and/or workout daily, almost always get 7 hours of sleep, consume no more than 1 cup of coffee per day and spend far more time reading than I do using technology. I have a full time job with benefits and despite all that I still can barely afford healthcare. Believe me, I’m not willingly destroying my body.