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I live in a rather poor neighborhood, most of the people here aren't fat. Take this fact with another, namely that obesity effects people from every socioeconomic category I guess i don't see where the "poor" part happens to come in.
I think a more interesting question is why certain folks find it necessary to lump poor folks together in a package conveniently labeled with tired and misinformed justifications for their poverty. It's like they need some sort of way to blame the poor for their plight instead of the obvious and reality-based conclusion that american capitalism can't function without a broad underclass. "Poor people deserve their position because they are dumb and lazy" seems to be the underlying assumption. Which is why you get answers to the question in the op of the "well, it's obviously because they are lazy and stupid" variety.
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