4.  Incentives For Healthy Living: Automatic Tax for All (Except if You Have That Medical Checkup)

People die who would have lived had they gone for a checkup re cancers, heart etc. Many workers die of preventable diseases - this results in high hospital bills, insurance pay-outs, support for the family left behind etc: can't there be an economical way to prevent disease? (of course it is expensive to do so, and some workers are marginal and their death does not necessarily hurt the economy).

There can be tax on every person, with the amount of the tax rebated each year if the person went for their annual free checkup, or maintained a certain weight etc. Insurance companies and the corporations can be part of this.

If there are preventable conditions/diseases that are economical to treat, (e.g. the patient will contribute to the economy if they recover, and their loss will necessitate payments to dependants etc.) then perhaps there should be automatic insurance for all to cover the detection of this disease.

[When extending life/improving health is a financial benefit to the economy, a way must be found to compute the benefit and have this economic savings accrue to a private company so that they will work effectively to keep their clients healthy. [Of course sometimes neglect is economically beneficial: an tooth extraction may be less expensive than a crown, a dead old person costs less than one in an old age home or on life support. However in many cases economic benefit to society lies in preventing disease etc.] and prolong their productive life span by helping them make wise choices, and to see a doctor when necessary early in the development of a condition rather than too late, as economically appropriate, etc. If companies would make a profit on this, they will do it, and if better results brings greater profit, they will do it effectively.]

next naive proposal: Taxing the Disposal of Resource-Rich Consumer Items