Posted on 04/30/2008 7:24:45 AM PDT by 14erClimb
Editor's note: This is part of an occasional series on financial what-ifs.
In the United States today, 66% of adults are overweight. Almost 33% of adults are obese, and 4.7% are morbidly obese, or more than 100 pounds overweight. But . . .
What if nobody in America were fat?
We'd save billions of dollars in gas. Airlines would double their profits. A dearth of diabetes and other diseases would save billions of dollars more -- and put thousands of doctors on the street. McDonald's would sell not Big Macs but little steamed chicken snacks -- or watch its profits melt away. Productivity would rise, potentially creating tens of thousands more jobs or higher wages all around.
Add up the savings up on health, food, clothing and efficiencies, and you could buy a professional home gym for every U.S. household -- or hand each $4,270 in cash.
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.moneycentral.msn.com ...
The government wants its pound of flesh. Or thirty pounds, as the case may be.
Yup, this is nothing more than justification for more nanny state intrusion.
Processed food companies would be out of business—especially the “diet” soda folks.
What if no one were black?
Either way — it’s a stupid question.
I felt my ateries closing at the sight of that burger!
Drop the bacon and it’s mine!
/sarc
BS. Lot's of thin people eat junk food. Some eat a lot of it.
Then by all means, DEATH to fat people everywhere since they are the ultimate cause of all evil, like overpriced airline tickets!!!!
/sarc
Only problem is, who gets to determine what ‘fat’ is? I’ve heard that one of the best ways is the BMI index, but then again, it would declare Arnold Schwarzenegger as ‘fat’!!!
What, oh, what is the world to do?!? [holds hand to forehead and has the vapors]
Okay, we still have Artie Lange.
“BS. Lot’s of thin people eat junk food. Some eat a lot of it.”
Amen. 6’1” here and 165 lbs. Do not get between me and my Wendy’s Baconator.
I’m still waiting to be educated on how the most common of common food items become poisionous people-inflators when they enter a McDonalds.
What if no one were fat? What if no one smoked? What if . . . .
Well, stupid (I mean Shirley Skeel by that, not 14erClimb), then they’d all die of something else. They’d all probably spend a couple of extra years in the nursing home, or make more visits to the hospital, and it would cost even more!
Be grateful that people are killing themselves off early and saving the social security and medicare systems badly needed funds.
“Have you noticed how thin those polygamy women are? No fast food available.”
LOL. More like constant horizontal exercise.
What if there was no pollution? No death? No darkness? No mosquitos? No deep wells? No tornadoes? No gay people? No crime? No unhappiness? No spoiled tomatoes? No molds and mildews? No sharks? No Fonzi jumping sharks? No gravity? No space aliens capturing me for yet another anal probe?
What if no one voted for DEMONCRAPS????
Great observation....It had not occurred to me, but now that you point it out it is obvious. I took a look at old family pictures the other day and everyone looks like that are starving to death. Well, we know they were not. Also, I enjoy watching the classic sports channel. Pre 1980 games...The players all look starved according to today’s players. Fast-food may be the culprit.
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