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Originally posted by rogue49
Why should the government have to hold your hand,
and say "no, no, no....you know this is bad for you."
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Cause we can't afford to support obese people in our health care system anymore.
We need to hold hands because one of the below applies:
1. The person is on Medicaid or Medicare
2. The person is uninsured (guess who pays then)
3. The person is fully insured. Guess what happens when someone with your same insurance has major medical bills? The cost of insurance for everyone else skyrockets.
In any of the above ways, we are diverting resources to a problem - the numerous health problems experienced by those who are obese.
I don't believe this is the correct solution, in the original thread. But someone needs to get it across to people that being overweight affects more than just you.