Can Blaming People for Being Fat Help Curb Obesity?

US News and World Report ^ | May 22, 2008 | Katherine Hobson

[Eric Blair 2084]

It's not as much of a connection, like breathing someone else's second hand smoke. Folks considered that a direct threat to their lives, based on the hype in the media.

The anti smoker agenda was never really about SHS. It was just convenient, you are right, that there was an immediate annoyance that made it politically expedient.

The justification for the inevitable fast food taxes will be "Why should the State pay 5 kajilllion dollars of taxpayer money to pay for someone's diabetes and hypertension meds through Medicare and Medicaid?"

If Gubmint is paying for their care, it is their right to intervene and reduce their costs.

[Hildy]

I find that t-shirt so sad. It’s like a falling down drunk saying “pass the bottle.” It’s not funny. That kind of obesity is pathetic.

[Hildy]

What you are talking about here is STATE sponsored shame and PSAs designed to achieve a political objective.

Where did I say that?

[SuziQ]

The SUV caravans await the school bus so the kids do not have to waddle a few hundred feet.

They're probably required by the school to do that so that the school bus drivers don't have to worry about inattentive kids running in front of them, or behind them.