Question for the overweight

Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of dollars
they cost society due to their slothful gluttony? That's only fair.

HTH

S*nort

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On 4 Dec 2003 21:29:12 +0100, DeepFried wrote:

Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of
dollars they cost society due to their slothful gluttony? That's
only fair.

HTH

S*nort


Only if there is a tax for idiocy. You would be bankrupt.

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Absolutely! And while we are at it, let's tax other health care burdens as
well. I think we should add an extra tax to anyone who has a family history
of heart disease or diabetes as a genetic connection is clearly demonstrated
in research. Also, people with red hair bleed more freely than those
without so all natural red heads should pay a special tax to support the
blood banks. Everyone knows that only women get certain types of cancer so
we should impose a gynecological tax on women. On the other hand, only men
get prostate cancer so let's levy a prostate tax for men. Since Gays get
HIV more frequently than heterosexual folks, there should definitely be a
Gay tax. Anyone with more than three speeding tickets should be taxed
because they are more likely to cause auto accidents.

Good Idea - just don't stop there.

"DeepFried" wrote in message
...
Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of dollars
they cost society due to their slothful gluttony? That's only fair.

HTH

S*nort

In article , Lady Veteran
writes
On 4 Dec 2003 21:29:12 +0100, DeepFried wrote:

Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of
dollars they cost society due to their slothful gluttony?

Billy goat footsteps, clippity clop.

However, I would be in favour of a tax on sugar and products containing
it, and I believe it would do some good.
--
Jane Lumley

I assume you are being sarcastic. The point you miss is that these
overweight people CHOOSE to stuff their gaping maws with far more food than
they should. That doesn't apply to any of your examples, except the
speeding ticket one. Of course, there already is a penalty for accruing
speeding tickets in the form of higher insurance rates.

HTH

S*nort

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, "Julianne" wrote:
Absolutely! And while we are at it, let's tax other health care burdens as
well. I think we should add an extra tax to anyone who has a family history
of heart disease or diabetes as a genetic connection is clearly demonstrated
in research. Also, people with red hair bleed more freely than those
without so all natural red heads should pay a special tax to support the
blood banks. Everyone knows that only women get certain types of cancer so
we should impose a gynecological tax on women. On the other hand, only men
get prostate cancer so let's levy a prostate tax for men. Since Gays get
HIV more frequently than heterosexual folks, there should definitely be a
Gay tax. Anyone with more than three speeding tickets should be taxed
because they are more likely to cause auto accidents.

Good Idea - just don't stop there.

"DeepFried" wrote in message
...
Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of dollars
they cost society due to their slothful gluttony? That's only fair.

HTH

S*nort

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:30:44 +0000, Jane Lumley
, wrote:

In article , Lady Veteran
writes
On 4 Dec 2003 21:29:12 +0100, DeepFried wrote:

Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of
dollars they cost society due to their slothful gluttony?

Billy goat footsteps, clippity clop.

However, I would be in favour of a tax on sugar and products containing
it, and I believe it would do some good.

Just like all the taxes they put on cigarrettes do so much good?

CLUE - Any time a politician tells you a tax is a deterrent to poor
behavior, they have another poor behavior they want to fund.

Jade

Thats just a predujice

DeepFried wrote:

I assume you are being sarcastic. The point you miss is that these
overweight people CHOOSE to stuff their gaping maws with far more food than
they should. That doesn't apply to any of your examples, except the
speeding ticket one. Of course, there already is a penalty for accruing
speeding tickets in the form of higher insurance rates.

HTH

S*nort

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, "Julianne" wrote:
Absolutely! And while we are at it, let's tax other health care burdens as
well. I think we should add an extra tax to anyone who has a family history
of heart disease or diabetes as a genetic connection is clearly demonstrated
in research. Also, people with red hair bleed more freely than those
without so all natural red heads should pay a special tax to support the
blood banks. Everyone knows that only women get certain types of cancer so
we should impose a gynecological tax on women. On the other hand, only men
get prostate cancer so let's levy a prostate tax for men. Since Gays get
HIV more frequently than heterosexual folks, there should definitely be a
Gay tax. Anyone with more than three speeding tickets should be taxed
because they are more likely to cause auto accidents.

Good Idea - just don't stop there.

"DeepFried" wrote in message
...
Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of dollars
they cost society due to their slothful gluttony? That's only fair.

HTH

S*nort

DeepFried wrote:
Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of
dollars they cost society due to their slothful gluttony? That's
only fair.

HTH

S*nort

Why is this crossposted to alt.games.doom? I fail to see what a
computer game has to do with obsesity, taxes, or diets.

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In article , Daedalus
writes
On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:30:44 +0000, Jane Lumley
, wrote:

In article , Lady Veteran
writes
On 4 Dec 2003 21:29:12 +0100, DeepFried wrote:

Would you be in favor of a tax on fat people for the billions of
dollars they cost society due to their slothful gluttony?

Billy goat footsteps, clippity clop.

However, I would be in favour of a tax on sugar and products containing
it, and I believe it would do some good.

Just like all the taxes they put on cigarrettes do so much good?

Well, they certainly deter the hell out of me. I gave up because I
decided that if I didn't that's where ALL my disposable income would go.
I realise not everyone feels this way, but if a few lives are saved that
justifies the policy.

CLUE - Any time a politician tells you a tax is a deterrent to poor
behavior, they have another poor behavior they want to fund.

Doubtless, but there have to be some taxes somewhere. And taxes which
aim to deter poor behaviour seem juster.

Jade



--
Jane Lumley

DeepFried wrote in message ...
I assume you are being sarcastic. The point you miss is that these
overweight people CHOOSE to stuff their gaping maws with far more food than
they should. That doesn't apply to any of your examples, except the
speeding ticket one. Of course, there already is a penalty for accruing
speeding tickets in the form of higher insurance rates.

Actually, Julianne's post was excellent and right on the money. The
latest gene mapping data shows that "more than 300 genes, markers, and
chromosomal regions have been associated or linked with human obesity
phenotypes" (1). Here is a link to the entire gene mapping abstract:
http://tinyurl.com/c4qz

The scientific evidence clearly shows that appetite is under tight
genetic control. In addition, the ability to burn off what we eat is
also controlled by our genes. In other words, you are not superior,
just lucky.

Here is some additional *food* for thought from Harry Browne:
"Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat
that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst
elements of society -- people who want to use government to avoid
having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to
accept their ideas voluntarily. And so libertarians don't want to
leave the governing of our morals to society's basest members."
--Harry Browne, Why I am a libertarian.
http://www.americanlibertyfoundation.org/hb/why.shtml

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References

1.) Chagnon YC; Rankinen T; et al. "The human obesity gene map: the
2002 update." Obes Res, 2003 Mar; Vol: 11; Number: 3; Page: 313-67;
PMID: 12634430.