How many people read FR whilst jogging?
Point made.
The smokers told us this was coming.
So, they want Uncle Sam to start forcibly starving fat people now?
>> There are even worries that airplane seat belts can’t protect the many heavy passengers.
I’m so glad I don’t fly anywhere anymore. I’d hate to be in a plane crash at 400 mph and get hit by a flying fat person!
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But don’t worry. It’s not a dictatorship because you won’t actually be shot or shipped to camp for noncompliance. Just fined by the IRS. So it’s OK!
“You have exceeded the weight paramaters for your classification”
“You will be transfered to Fema Fat Farm 206Z for training and re-education.”
is this not one of the most frightening things you ever heard?
Problem solved if people had individual reponsibility via their insurance premiums for PROVEN health profile risks.
No government intervention could then be justified.
The problem with any government “direction” regarding obesity is that they are too heavily influenced by lobbyists from the food industry and are ignorant to the real reasons why obesity is becomming an epidemic.
As someone who has lost over 100 lbs, I have a lot of personal experience to draw from on this topic. The food in our grocery stores is killing us. All government intervention, up to this point, has thrust more horrid products upon us and ignores well established science all in the name of garnering incresed contributions from the large agri-businesses. Screw them all!
Solution: Make it so the EBT cards won’t work for junk food.
When I was working at the grocery store I got to where I could tell who was paying with EBT before they even got to my register. They were the ones with arrogant expressions, the carts full of chips, cheetos, soda, beer, and frozen pizza bites, and their kids ranging out of control.
Only once did I see someone use an EBT card for healthy food. Her kids were polite and well behaved, and when she handed me the card she looked ashamed of it. I’ve often wondered what happened to her. I would bet that she didn’t stay on food stamps long.
What about people who are skinny and can’t gain weight? Should the government step in on that too. Make everyone sort of standard weight?
Get ready for the full court press on what you eat. It will be called the "fat tax".
My doctors clearly haven’t gotten the memo...they keep saying that *I* could stand to lose a few pounds,that *I* should modify my eating habits,that *I* should get more exercise.And all this time it was the *government’s* responsibility.
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
“The STATE is Mother, The STATE is Father, The STATE is the provider of ALL.”
(Does anyone have the full quote for this?)
It is time to really start expunging socialists.
So, can we expect EBT cards to be restricted from buying soda and donuts? Yea, I didn’t think so.
To be honest, I’ve got mixed feelings on this. In an ideal world the overweight, smokers, addicts, etc. would be left to their devices to bear the responsibilities of their bad health habits. But, since Medicaid and medicare aren’t going anywhere - and we’re footing the bill - they should be held accountable. They also drive up the insurance rates.
I wonder if NBC consulted with Al Roker before they made this statement????