Despite allowing themselves the indulgence of wine-drinking, members of this group practised reasonable self-discipline in matters of diet, exercise and smoking.
As it is reasonable to assume that people are more likely to consume diet drinks due to concerns about weight and health, the question is whether this correlated with lifestyles that by themselves were risk factors.
This means that the Diet would have to pass specific tax increases sufficient to repay within a reasonable period (say ten years) special reconstruction bond issues.