(tcomeau) wrote in message . com...

I would have to say that the National Weight Control Registry is
somewhat suspect in its operation and in its reason for being. There
appears to be a specific agenda in place for the kind of data and the
use of the data being collected.

man I'll say. Has america always been this ****ed up or is it a more
recent thing?

Progressivism at the turn of the 20th century seemed to reign in some
of the extreme amoralism of big business, but it seems since the 80's
everything has basically been a holding action.

I'd buy alcoa stock but they have revolving-door ties to gov't too...