Welcome to a great racket and the brave new world in "public health". It used to be that gubmints were interested in protecting citizens from communicable diseases.
Now, if gubmint and your fellow citizens are paying for your healthcare, it is their right to intervene and save taxpayer money.
Remember the lame "having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in the pool" joke?
If I had a dollar for every 400 pound heffer who waived their sausage like fingers in front of their face when I used to smoke, and then diving back into their plate of nachos grande, I would be a millionaire.
"Having an obese, artery clogging fat type 2 diabetic section in the insurance pool is like having a peeing section."
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2 posted on
10/03/2011 8:14:08 PM PDT by
Eric Blair 2084
(I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer to drink a bunch of them. Stay thirsty my FRiends)
To: Eric Blair 2084
moochelle obama will be eating her fat food as she limits yours.
3 posted on
10/03/2011 8:20:10 PM PDT by
ken21
(ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
To: Eric Blair 2084
It’s not about giving a crap about one’s health, it’s about pulling the wool over their eyes and sucking their wallets dry.
4 posted on
10/03/2011 8:21:49 PM PDT by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: Eric Blair 2084
Like the tobacco tax has nothing to do with “health concerns”, the “fat tax” has nothing to do with “obesity”. This is all about TAX REVENUE!!! Politicians just milking the people of their last penny. Nothing for those jerks in Denmark to really be proud of.
6 posted on
10/03/2011 8:31:14 PM PDT by
FlingWingFlyer
(If you always tell the truth, you won't have to remember what you said.)
To: Eric Blair 2084
black market butter now???
8 posted on
10/03/2011 8:33:52 PM PDT by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Eric Blair 2084
9 posted on
10/03/2011 8:36:44 PM PDT by
maggief
To: Eric Blair 2084
When do we get to tax government for being morbidly obese?
10 posted on
10/03/2011 8:43:55 PM PDT by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Eric Blair 2084
The question now becomes, why isn’t this tax progressive? Shouldn’t it be by proper percentage of income of the consumer? To a millionaire, what’s a few pence for a pound of butter? That millionaire might take notice if it was twenty or eighty pounds, plus, such a progressive and enlightened attitude would bring more income into the state, which could then be used to help lift the poor up, and if the rich disagree, why, they can just cut down on their cake consumption.
Thing is, wouldn’t surprise me if that argument was ripped out of this post and put into an editorial tomorrow to advocate for doing exactly that... Liberal ideology is rather consistent - all your everything belong to us.
11 posted on
10/03/2011 8:44:06 PM PDT by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Ach! Mein Danish!!!
14 posted on
10/03/2011 9:53:54 PM PDT by
a fool in paradise
('Are now or have you ever been a member of the tea party?' is NOT a legitimate debate question.)
To: Eric Blair 2084
Martin Niemöller comes to mind. Cigarettes, alcohol and now, fatty foods. I wonder what's next. I also wonder if anyone will speak up now.
15 posted on
10/03/2011 10:45:32 PM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: Eric Blair 2084
Nope, didn’t see this coming.....
16 posted on
10/04/2011 9:52:23 AM PDT by
CSM
(Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
To: Eric Blair 2084
The Danes are as dumb as we are. It’s not the fats causing the obesity; it’s all the carbs (sugar, processed food, juices, sodas, etc.).
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