I blame the nanny state that makes it so that my generation and my 13-year-younger brother’s generation barely has to work for anything any more.
That is, until other peoples’ money runs out...
Then guess who’s going to be on the menu?
However, most of the European countries listed are as much, if not more, nanny states than is the United States. There is something else at work here, other than socialism and welfare benefits.
Food stamp recipients are far more likely to be obese than poor people who are eligible but don’t take the help. And they’re even more likely to be obese than those with higher incomes.
Fully 40% of food stamp recipients are obese, the study found, compared with just over 30% of those who don’t participate in the program.
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