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Would it pay for the government to pay people for daily walking?
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@robertwills. I was thinking when I posted my comment about some of the complications of incentivising the giving up of a bad habit.
I can remember when we were kids my 2 siblings used to earn rewards (eg my brother to be quiet on long road trips! He didn’t earn much!! Both for stopping sucking their thumbs!!)
It used to really bug me that I got no rewards for not needing to be bribed. I did seriously think about taking up some undesirable habits of my own but couldn’t keep it up 😊😎
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When I was a child the house two houses away always gave their children a reward if they did something good. My parents never did, I didn't care because I felt I did good because it was the right thing to do. Today, as adults that family two houses away has familial relationship problems that my family does not. So yes, there very well may be complications but at least as a society we should experiment!
I noticed recently when I was out that there are very few people over about 60 around here. The only exception is at the park where people walk! And they are almost all thin!