Comments on: Fat Tax: Should the Government Penalize Unhealthy Eaters? http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2007/07/20/fat-tax-should-the-government-penalize-unhealthy-eaters/ Make Fitness Your Way Of Life Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Weefz http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2007/07/20/fat-tax-should-the-government-penalize-unhealthy-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Weefz Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:21:16 +0000 http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2007/07/20/fat-tax-should-the-government-penalize-unhealthy-eaters/#comment-548 OMG, no! Quite apart from who determines what's healthy and what's not... It's hardly fair to tax those who enjoy the occasional McDonald's meal or ice-cream but exercise regularly and keep themselves fit. These people are no extra burden to health services. Conversely, there's nothing you can do to reasonably offset the effects of smoking on your lungs. Given enough time you're practically guaranteed a trip to the respiratory clinic. And I'm not convinced by taxes reducing smoking either. Pricing certain people out of the market perhaps, but I still know a very large number who will continue to smoke no matter what the cost. OMG, no! Quite apart from who determines what’s healthy and what’s not…

It’s hardly fair to tax those who enjoy the occasional McDonald’s meal or ice-cream but exercise regularly and keep themselves fit. These people are no extra burden to health services. Conversely, there’s nothing you can do to reasonably offset the effects of smoking on your lungs. Given enough time you’re practically guaranteed a trip to the respiratory clinic. And I’m not convinced by taxes reducing smoking either. Pricing certain people out of the market perhaps, but I still know a very large number who will continue to smoke no matter what the cost.

]]> By: runningslow http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2007/07/20/fat-tax-should-the-government-penalize-unhealthy-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-547 runningslow Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:40:13 +0000 http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2007/07/20/fat-tax-should-the-government-penalize-unhealthy-eaters/#comment-547 I don't think the government is qualified to determine what is healthy. You look at the shelves in the groceries stores and see something labeled as heart healthy and then turn the box around to see partially hydrogenated oils in the ingredients. Doctors don't even seem to know what is healthy. In a perfect world this might work but in a perfect world food manufacturer's wouldn't put poison in our food in order to make a profit. I don’t think the government is qualified to determine what is healthy. You look at the shelves in the groceries stores and see something labeled as heart healthy and then turn the box around to see partially hydrogenated oils in the ingredients. Doctors don’t even seem to know what is healthy. In a perfect world this might work but in a perfect world food manufacturer’s wouldn’t put poison in our food in order to make a profit.

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