Tuesday, March 15, 2005

I'll Puke On You For A Buck

"At least you have your health"

How many times has that insipid observation been repeated, implying a mutual exclusivity between wealth and health? Sure, money isn’t everything, unless you DON’T HAVE ANY! The implication is that you have a choice between being rich and sick or poor and healthy. Apples and oranges. The scientific method dictates that you hold one variable constant while changing the other variable to note the reaction. Therefore, the logical question is not whether you would rather be rich and sick or poor and healthy, but would you rather be rich and sick or poor and sick? Would you rather be rich and healthy or poor and healthy? See how rich always becomes the favored choice?