U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., leading the Make America Healthy Again movement, has sparked a heated debate with comments made Wednesday on health insurance subsidies. He questioned whether society should pay for the health care of Americans who knowingly engage in unhealthy behaviors like eating doughnuts or smoking, despite understanding the risks.
Kennedy’s remarks, part of his MAHA initiative, have put those living recklessly unhealthy lives on notice. He has argued that personal responsibility should play a larger role in health care policy when taxpayer dollars are involved.
The core of Kennedy’s argument is undeniably compelling: Wh …