Outlaw sweats and stretchable waistbands. Imagine if people had to buy new clothes everytime they gained a few pounds, they would run out of clothes or money to buy them if they got fat.
Also outlaw the double cheesburger or any variation on it.
Since people refuse to take personal responsibility for anything and blame everyone else we have to make the changes, ha. Made these revolations while eating at Carl's Jr. last night.
Any other changes we need to make?
I like your ideas, but you are forgetting one insurmountable obstacle...
Price airline tickets according to body mass index (BMI). Those above a certain threshold at check-in will pay more along an increasing scale.
one word: mumu
I was thinking of tiered health care plans based on fitness levels. I don't mind paying for old people and newborns, but why must I pay for the sedentary, ding-dong munching couch potatoes? Mmmm.... ding-dongs.
Anyone with a BMI 10 points above the normal pays 50% higher health care premiums. Why should the people who take care of themselves pay the way for all the fat asses and smokers out there?
TRNR wrote:
Anyone with a BMI 10 points above the normal pays 50% higher health care premiums. Why should the people who take care of themselves pay the way for all the fat asses and smokers out there?
also, anyone who runs for more that 30 minutes a day, 4 times a week should pay higher premiums. a sliding scale too - so if you're logging 80 mile weeks, you pay even higher.
why? because of the injuries you clowns sustain.
and charge double premiums for anyone who listens to trackhead's advice, buys a pair of h-streets, and comes in the with a stress fracture.
[quote]by that logic... wrote:
also, anyone who runs for more that 30 minutes a day, 4 times a week should pay higher premiums. a sliding scale too - so if you're logging 80 mile weeks, you pay even higher.
why? because of the injuries you clowns sustain.
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I'm not a clown.
Not Gerald wrote:
I'm not a clown.
says you.
The problem with your suggestion, as with others posted on this thread, is that it is difficult to differentiate between those who are obease through laziness and gluttony, and those who are overweight because they have an internal problem, such as an eating disorder (compulsive overeating), or because they are coping with a calamity in their life (i.e. a loved one dies) through food. Not everyone who is obease is a lazy slob with no disclipline and willpower. It is not that cut and dry. Perhaps you should be thankful that you have not been afflicted with problems you can not control that lead to obesity, instead of calling for others to pay a price for their problems.
If they aren't seeking the proper help for their problem isn't that their fault as well? Or if they have an "over-eating disorder" is that someone else's fault?
I have a simpler solution.
Have the dropoff point for kids at school a half mile away, if you want to get off in front of the school, ride the bus. If you live inside a mile from the school there's no bus service (it was that way when I grew up). Put bike racks back. NO parking at school except for school employees (also that way when I grew up).
Raise the driving age to 18 unless you work on a family farm.
All parking within a 1/4 mile of each mall is handicapped or 15 minute parking.
The distance from the ticket counter to the gate will alwasy be at least a 1/2 mile. (oh wait, it's that way already, nevermind).
Californian wrote:
The problem with your suggestion, as with others posted on this thread, is that it is difficult to differentiate between those who are obease through laziness and gluttony, and those who are overweight because they have an internal problem, such as an eating disorder (compulsive overeating), or because they are coping with a calamity in their life (i.e. a loved one dies) through food.
Obesity rates, particularly amongst kids, have doubled in the last 20 years and show similar increases in places like Japan in correlation with the adoption of western fast food and sedentary lifestyles. Might those 'internal problems' be directly related to laziness and gluttony? If you deal with a life calamity by hitting the local KFC versus going for 10 miles, then maybe, just maybe, you're lazy and glutonness. It's all about lifestyle decisions.
Miles and miles, doesn't your herbalife scam depend on obese suckers at the bottom of the pyramid? what's your plan to end multilevel marketing scams?
Some people who are chronic overeaters don't realize that they have a disease. The media tells them that they are lazy and have no discipline. Some want to get help but are embarrased by their problems. Many are getting help, but it takes a long time, sometimes years, to rid themselves of their disorder. And, no it is not anyone else's fault that they have an eating disorder, nor is it their fault either, any more than it is the fault of a baby born with down syndrome.
Some overweight people are lazy and it sucks that we as a society have to pay for their apathy in the form of higher healt care premiums. But some people are overweight through no fault of their own, and its not fair to put unreasonable restrictions on them or make them pay for their problems in degrading and humiliating ways.
Californian wrote:
Some overweight people are lazy and it sucks that we as a society have to pay for their apathy in the form of higher healt care premiums. But some people are overweight through no fault of their own, and its not fair to put unreasonable restrictions on them or make them pay for their problems in degrading and humiliating ways.
I only suggested taking away stretchable clothing and double cheesburgers, nothing degrading or humiliating. IF most of society wasn't already fat then it would be much easier for the people with the "disorders" to realize they have a problem. If a healthy lifestyle was a way of life, then it would be easy to tell if you had a problem. I would say there is a VERY small percentage of people that have these "disorders" and we can't shouldn't shape society for every possible "disorder", that's why we are so soft. We are too worried about offending people to actually help them. Just my 2 cents.
by that logic... wrote:
TRNR wrote:Anyone with a BMI 10 points above the normal pays 50% higher health care premiums. Why should the people who take care of themselves pay the way for all the fat asses and smokers out there?
also, anyone who runs for more that 30 minutes a day, 4 times a week should pay higher premiums. a sliding scale too - so if you're logging 80 mile weeks, you pay even higher.
why? because of the injuries you clowns sustain.
and charge double premiums for anyone who listens to trackhead's advice, buys a pair of h-streets, and comes in the with a stress fracture.
You know what, you're right. We should leave everything the way it is and feel sorry for all of those poor people who are so fat. It's not their fault, right?
Californian wrote:
But some people are overweight through no fault of their own, and its not fair to put unreasonable restrictions on them or make them pay for their problems in degrading and humiliating ways.
But look at the skyrocketing obesity rates of recent decades. Are you saying the vast majority of fat people today are not at fault themselves and would have similarly been fat 50 years ago when diets and lifestyle activities were different? Remember, we're talking western world here, where availability of food has not been an issue, therefore it is all about lifestyle decisions with respect to what one eats and what one does physically.
Californian wrote:
But some people are overweight through no fault of their own...
No. In countries where there is no food, there are no fat people.
I run a bit more than that, but never in 15 years have I been able to afford professional medical help with any injury. Why should I pay more?