Author Topic: Obesity (Read 1484 times)

SirLoin · « **Reply #30 on:** December 13, 2002, 02:53:39 PM »

I agree with Thrawn..Keep education seperate from corporate moneys...You have to draw a line somewhere on this nonsense.

miko2d · « **Reply #31 on:** December 13, 2002, 03:59:55 PM »

SirLoin: I agree with Thrawn..Keep education seperate from corporate moneys...You have to draw a line somewhere on this nonsense.

Why don't you pay yourself for your children's education, then you may be entitled to an opinion what should be in theirs school and at whos' expence.
Public school is not responcible to you or anyone else but to some politician who couldn't care less about your child health.

miko

Vermillion · « **Reply #32 on:** December 14, 2002, 01:07:47 AM »

Basically we're all just screwed!!

*jiggles fat butt at the crowd*

StSanta · « **Reply #33 on:** December 14, 2002, 06:16:15 AM »

ra, what I am saying is that the state should not take the burden, but the individual should. Society protects itself by letting its citizens be responsible for their own actions - some of which are mistakes.

Usually when I mention society or government and responsibility in the same sentence, it's because I want society/state to give out more to the individual. If that also helps the state, so be it. As in this case.

We've gotten it wrong. Now the state assumes responsibility to try to fix a problem and in doing so it gets worse. Hand over the problem to those responsible and the state earns a buck while at the same time allowing more freedom/responsibility to the individual.

Miko said:
We should stop socialist policies that screw up the natural selection.

Preach on bro

lazs2 · « **Reply #34 on:** December 14, 2002, 10:16:24 AM »

wait a minute... is somebody actually saying that something should be done about how much people eat?
lazs

Thrawn · « **Reply #35 on:** December 14, 2002, 10:25:46 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
wait a minute... is somebody actually saying that something should be done about how much people eat?
lazs

I think someone was showing concern for a serious medical problem that is affecting your country.

lazs2 · « **Reply #36 on:** December 14, 2002, 10:40:05 AM »

LOL! thrawn... don't you ever feel like a wussy little busybody? Sheesh... Don't you have any life of your own to be concerned about?

Where will all this crap end? I shure hope this busybody stuff is cyclical and that the pendulum will again swing toward individual freedom and personal responsibility soon...

"Medical problem" and expense is the latest catch phrases that the libs use to pry into peoples lives... Sheesh... If an adult doesn't want to wear a seatbelt or a helmet or want's to smoke and drink.... let em... the guy has a mindset that is gonna make him a "medical problem and expense" sooner or later anyhow... let's just get it over with. How much have we saved... us taxpayers by seatbelt and helmet laws? medical expenses just get worse every year... the longer people live the more expensive it all gets.

It's not a problem to me... I will help pay the "medical expense" I'm gonna no matter what anyway... I say make em pay for two seats on airplanes and call it a day. ...
lazs

Thrawn · « **Reply #37 on:** December 14, 2002, 10:56:43 AM »

Hey there, can you tell exactly what personal responsiblity an overweight kid is supposed to exercise when he is getting servered toejam food in his school cafeteria? What about when companies spend millions and millions of dollars on research to learning precisesly how to market to him or her?

When he or she in enundated with with marketing in school, movies, television, and just about every media they see? Lazs, you sound like your either naive or ignorant. It's not the 1960's anymore.

ra · « **Reply #38 on:** December 14, 2002, 11:02:14 AM »

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Hey there, can you tell exactly what personal responsiblity an overweight kid is supposed to exercise when he is getting servered toejam food in his school cafeteria?

Most kids only eat one meal per day at school. A can of soda a day won't make a kid fat. It's a combination of what they eat at home, plus the fact that kids just don't seem as physically active as they used to be.

ra

lazs2 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 14, 2002, 11:14:39 AM »

yep... you are as big a busybody as I thought you were... And yes... I realize it isn't the 60's anymore.. What does that have to do with anything?
lazs

Thrawn · « **Reply #40 on:** December 14, 2002, 11:35:31 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
yep... you are as big a busybody as I thought you were... And yes... I realize it isn't the 60's anymore.. What does that have to do with anything?
lazs

Ah. os being social conscience, and poltically aware = busybody? So be it.

rc51 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 15, 2002, 12:22:59 AM »

FAT and happy

lazs2 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 16, 2002, 09:01:27 AM »

thrawn..when you worry about other peoples weight (unless you are a pilot) or you worry about another countries right to bear arms... then yes... you are a fussy little busybody... You are the reason that we need to end womens sufferage before we are all as effeminate as you.
lazs

Thrawn · « **Reply #43 on:** December 16, 2002, 09:23:38 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
thrawn..when you worry about other peoples weight (unless you are a pilot) or you worry about another countries right to bear arms... then yes... you are a fussy little busybody... You are the reason that we need to end womens sufferage before we are all as effeminate as you.
lazs

I don't worry about your right to bear arms. I did ages ago, then Rip pointed out that the problem was sociological nature and it got me thinking about the issue from a different points of view.

Obeisty is a problem directly affects me, it hits me right in the pocket book. More fat people, the higher the stress on the health system, then we have a choice of worse health care or higher taxes.

"(unless you are a pilot) "

Student pilot.

"You are the reason that we need to end womens sufferage before we are all as effeminate as you."

Stop trying to rationalise your attaction for me.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #44 on:** December 16, 2002, 09:26:51 AM »

This is scarey, Thrawn and I agreeing on something...

Obesity does affect the pocketbook of those who pay taxes for socialized medicine, and they affect the rates of those who have privatized medical benefits as well. The more poundage you carry, the more prone you are to serious health problems.