And because the forces of intellectual fashion behind that public-health vision of social policy are inexorable, this story is likely to offer a somewhat sad ending: ever-higher sin taxes on an ever-greater range of recreational foods.

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The takeaway from this true and sad story is that we all need to keep a close watch on a 90 year old like George with memory problems.

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On its face the story is a sad one considering how this elderly man faces retirement uncertainty at an age when finding new work is unrealistic.

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The really sad part of this story is how often this type of person is rewarded in a competency-based system.

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