A great read.
LOL
Another one. This is comedy gold. (Not saying I disagree with him… as outlandish as his proposal is).
A very good read indeed. I don’t agree with raising taxes on fat people though.
What we should do is this:
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Put all obese people on continuous recumbent bikes.
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Hook up crank-generator turbines to each bike in order to generate electricity.
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Dangle Italian subs and buckets of Fried mayonnaise in front of the fatties to stimulate motivation, chasing the desired object.
This way we can solve the energy crisis and the obesity crisis at the same time.
Koresh actually makes sense sometimes.
I agree with him totally.
meh
Agreed, but is 60 DOZEN donuts a year really the average?
[quote]Fezzik wrote:
Agreed, but is 60 DOZEN donuts a year really the average?[/quote]
yeah that cant be right, thats like 2 donuts a day… everyday of the year.
So what would we define as “fit”? Would football linemen and SHW athletes not be eligible for this fitness license just because they carry some fat with their muscle and thus have bigger waists? Based on what I’ve seen of the governments definition of “health and fitness” I think I’ll take the current system over being forced to consume 25 servings of grain products a day and weigh 140-159 lbs (but only if I have a “large frame” which is what the “optimal” weight for my height is according to the “experts”).
[quote]Fezzik wrote:
Agreed, but is 60 DOZEN donuts a year really the average?[/quote]
I don’t know anyone who eats 720 doughnuts a year.
[quote]JLu wrote:
So what would we define as “fit”? Would football linemen and SHW athletes not be eligible for this fitness license just because they carry some fat with their muscle and thus have bigger waists? Based on what I’ve seen of the governments definition of “health and fitness” I think I’ll take the current system over being forced to consume 25 servings of grain products a day and weigh 140-159 lbs (but only if I have a “large frame” which is what the “optimal” weight for my height is according to the “experts”).[/quote]
That is what a lot of people ignore when they talk about how much they agree with taxing fat people.
The government would put many of us in the same category. You can actually have a hard time getting medical insurance if you are carrying a shit load of muscle STRICTLY based on how much you weigh. If you are under 6 feet tall and weigh over 270lbs, they don’t give a shit that you have 21" arms.
We all lose the moment we start regulating behavior in that way.
Not to mention fat people have the RIGHT to be fat. Imagine we start taxing everybody for pursuing lifestyles we don’t agree with, it gets ridiculous.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Not to mention fat people have the RIGHT to be fat. Imagine we start taxing everybody for pursuing lifestyles we don’t agree with, it gets ridiculous.[/quote]
i think we already do that
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Not to mention fat people have the RIGHT to be fat. Imagine we start taxing everybody for pursuing lifestyles we don’t agree with, it gets ridiculous.[/quote]
Was about to say the same thing. I mean we live in a FREE country (Canada/USA), why should a certain lifestyle be imposed upon anyone? If people want to smoke, eat poorly and live a sedentary lifestyle thats their RIGHT to do so.
Educate people, but allow them to exercise their free will.
But once you get that “fit license” would you have to do testing time to time in order to keep it?
There is a hole in that idea. Okay I’ll just train to pass the testing and get the benefits but not continue to workout. I think Joe Defranco will have more clientele. A good idea and of course holes have to be filled but I think it’s a long ways away before anything like this happens.
Doesn’t places like California have no trans fats in restaurants/stores already? Or something on the lines of that, someone fill me in with correct info. So why create triple the price when we can just eliminate it like places have already did.
Does make good points about the topic at hand.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Not to mention fat people have the RIGHT to be fat. Imagine we start taxing everybody for pursuing lifestyles we don’t agree with, it gets ridiculous.[/quote]
Was about to say the same thing. I mean we live in a FREE country (Canada/USA), why should a certain lifestyle be imposed upon anyone? If people want to smoke, eat poorly and live a sedentary lifestyle thats their RIGHT to do so.
Educate people, but allow them to exercise their free will.[/quote]
You think the problem is that people dont know?
Do you believe f.e that I am operating under the illusion that vodka is somehow good for me?
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Not to mention fat people have the RIGHT to be fat. Imagine we start taxing everybody for pursuing lifestyles we don’t agree with, it gets ridiculous.[/quote]
Was about to say the same thing. I mean we live in a FREE country (Canada/USA), why should a certain lifestyle be imposed upon anyone? If people want to smoke, eat poorly and live a sedentary lifestyle thats their RIGHT to do so.
Educate people, but allow them to exercise their free will.[/quote]
You think the problem is that people dont know?
Do you believe f.e that I am operating under the illusion that vodka is somehow good for me?
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Maybe it’s not that they don’t know what they’re doing is UNhealthy, but just that they don’t know what IS healthy. Thinking back to my “health and fitness” classes in high school is sickening. I’ve toyed with thoughts of writing to the administrative bodies and inquire as to how this garbage is allowed to be taught, but I figure I need to be in prime shape myself before I can really go on a crusade of that magnitude.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Not to mention fat people have the RIGHT to be fat. Imagine we start taxing everybody for pursuing lifestyles we don’t agree with, it gets ridiculous.[/quote]
maybe, but don’t make others pay for it
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Not to mention fat people have the RIGHT to be fat. Imagine we start taxing everybody for pursuing lifestyles we don’t agree with, it gets ridiculous.[/quote]
Was about to say the same thing. I mean we live in a FREE country (Canada/USA), why should a certain lifestyle be imposed upon anyone? If people want to smoke, eat poorly and live a sedentary lifestyle thats their RIGHT to do so.
Educate people, but allow them to exercise their free will.[/quote]
But the point is the choice people make should be their own, the point when they are now dependent on others or decrease other peoples availability it has gone to far. If you want to wack off in peanut butter and shot heroin I dont give a shit. But is you know file for Social Security disability because you like to do this is fucking wrong. You eat yourself to 800 lbs and now are dependent on society to care for you is fucking wrong.