Taxing for obesity because of related health-care issues? Then how about extra taxes for people suffering from anorexia or bulimia? Anyone want to defend that? Didn’t think so… :mad:
I would much prefer the government keep their mitts off my fat cells, and mind their own beeswax. Grrr… I’ve been both obese and frighteningly thin, both with related health problems. Nobody else’s damn business.
I could go pick them if I wanted to compete with the bears and thousands of other berry pickers I suppose:D, but seriously, the last box of blueberries I bought was from Oregon, and it was 5.79.
When I was horribly broke, it was a rare treat. Now I buy several of them a month during the season.
Won’t be long though, I’m planning on moving to TX ASAP (I’m hoping 6-9 months if all goes well).
That is SUCH a good point gypsy!! Trying to keep someone alive who is trying to starve themselves to death can means hundreds of thousands of dollars in and out of clinics for years, just for one sufferer.
How about we tax people who get sad too? There are a lot of health care costs associated with counseling, hospitalization and medication of victims of depression.
Shall we tax Sports injuires? How 'bout all the idiot “weekend warriors” who break body parts playing pickup basketball, football and hockey?
People who have the nerve to go outside when they know they are allergic to bees?
Let’s not go so far to the opposite extreme. Yes, people should be accountable and take responsibility for themselves in a reasonable intelligent way, but let’s not start regulating and taxing every blasted “what if” there is huh?
CanvasShoes, I haven’t the slightest idea if you’re being sarcastic or not. I’ve read your post several times, and I could take it either way. I’m not sure what that says about my frame of mind, right now… Probably just that I need several more hours of sleep.
Regardless, I like your points about depression. allergies and idiotic sports injuries. Clever and intelligent, either way, even if it is sarcastic.
I’m in complete agreement with you and then was adding some thoughts of my own. kind of sarcastically building on what you’d already brought up.
