To Spectators,
Watch as a liberal mind goes bizzaro.
Regards,
Ace
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Tobacco-related and alcohol-related health issues are a significant drain on the health care system and are among the highest causes of preventable deaths. Obesity is right up there as well.
When tofu and brussel sprouts have such an adverse impact, not just on the individual, but on the cost to society.....tax it!
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Great point. So, what you are saying is that it is o.k. to tax when there is an adverse impact, right?
Well what would you tax in this situation:
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CHICAGO The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says.
Those startling results, published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, are only an estimate. But several experts who reviewed the analysis said the methods and conclusions seem sound.
"The health care system has got to be aware that breast-feeding makes a profound difference," said Dr. Ruth Lawrence, who heads the American Academy of Pediatrics' breast-feeding section.
The findings suggest that there are hundreds of deaths and many more costly illnesses each year from health problems that breast-feeding may help prevent. These include stomach viruses, ear infections, asthma, juvenile diabetes, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and even childhood leukemia.
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Read more:
Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, money - CharlotteObserver.com
Should we tax baby formula to encourage more women to breast feed?
How about we play some connect the dots.
* Let's say we have policy that offers free formula to poor mothers for their babies.
* They choose not to breast feed.
* Infant mortality is adversely affected.
* Liberals read reports about infant mortality being worse in this country compared to other countries.
* Liberals conclude the problem is due to poverty.
* They offer more poor women free formula.
* Then they feel all warm and fuzzy about doing good...until the next report comes out, because they never really address the real issues - a tragety isn't it?
What does a liberal do? I know...make it about Ace and how silly he is, am I right or what?