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‘fat tax’ to combat the nation’s obesity epidemic.

Tax fat Doctors and those shoes with the tassels they wear.

Delegates at the powerful American Medical Association’s annual conference will demand a levy on the sweeteners put in sugary drinks to pay for a massive public health education campaign.

Yes because we need more Government agencies and intrusion in our life’s choices.  This can not happen, with every new “sin” tax and enforced self-help program we slowly erode the idea of personal responsibility in this country.

Part of the problem is the way some communities feed their children.  In a community not far from here, three time per day, you see families eating at the quick store.  I don’t think the government needs to fix the problem.  I don’t know how the problem CAN be fixed unless people stay home and cook for their kids instead of taking the lazy was out. There are already serious health problems in the community I’ve mentioned.  Diabetes is the greatest problem among the children as well as adults.  The bottom line is you can’t eat a steady diet of fat and salt laden food and stay healthy.  I like a good salty, greasy burger, or a taco, or a pizza once in awhile but I don’t eat them every day.

We see that the biggest problems with obesity are with the poorer folks. 

I would think that government through the food stamp program can determine what foods a recipient can buy. 

Otherwise it’s none of their danged business.

It sounds like what happened to the tabbaco industry. Get ready for the lawyers to come out of the woodwork.

Part of the problem is the way some communities feed their children. In a community not far from here, three time per day, you see families eating at the quick store.

And the problem with that would be what exactly?  People can only eat at/from the quick store when/how YOU decide it’s okay?

I don’t think the government needs to fix the problem. I don’t know how the problem CAN be fixed unless people stay home and cook for their kids instead of taking the lazy was out.

Now there’s a value judgment to make us all proud...lazy.  Uh huh, by YOUR standards, of course.

There are already serious health problems in the community I’ve mentioned. Diabetes is the greatest problem among the children as well as adults.

And all that from eating at the quick store?  Sounds to Me like we ought to ban the joints, don’t you think? /sarcasm

The bottom line is you can’t eat a steady diet of fat and salt laden food and stay healthy.

Acutally, the bottom line is it’s none of your frigging business.

Regards…

I agree it’s none of my business but it’s also none of the government’s business either.  It makes sense that eating at a quick store, that serves fatty foods and not much else, all the time is not a good idea.  Especially for children.  Children being the key word.  As far as the lazy way out… it’s in the eye of the beholder.  In my opinion eating out everynight when you have kids is laziness.  And further… the quick store is only an example.  I’ve worked with kids from this community, gone into their homes and seen what’s in the cupboards… mainly pop and chips.  Hardly ever any vegetables or fruits.  When you see obese five and six year old children with no teeth because they’ve rotted out, and dressed in ragged dirty clothing… is that something I should be concerned about.  I don’t know but it worries my heart.  My whole point was that it’s up to the parents to make sure their kids eat healthy wholesome food.  Not up to you, or me, or the government.  Going to a fast food place should be a treat.. not supper every night.

One thing we need to do is to support charities that teach people to cook cheap and healthy meals.