Have Most Americans Become Fat & Lazy Enough To Embrace The Marxist, Barack Hussein Obama`s "New America"?

I think a FAT TAX is a great idea. The overweight and obese are a drag on our health care system and even our infrastructure. I do notice the vehemence of the objection to such a tax is probably directly proportional to the individuals waist size.

High cigarette taxes seem to have stopped the growth of cigarette use. If we could get it to stop now, it would be better.?More tax? Perhaps tobacco should be a "controlled substance".

It's addictive, and harmful both in the short and long term, not only to the users but to those around them and the environment, too. I can't see anything wrong with institutionalizing the obese. A FAT TAX could pay for their treatment.

Uninsured" and "fat" are not the same. What you're basically saying is you want to find a way to pay less and fat tax is a nice way to go. What about the rest?

Careful what you aim for because someone may be aiming at something that concerns you... to target one type is to ask for a return of that happening on much more. When the line is crossed, it doesn't mean we should keep going. Extensions bring more extensions.

Just like you're suggesting. What "extension" would you find wrong? A lot of judging going on... fat arses... uh, right.

Just because some people can shovel in a lot of crap and not gain weight, doesn't make them "better". It IS discrimination... I am thinking YOU don't have an overweight problem and some will never have to worry about weight gain... they are sticks no matter how much or what they eat. People gain weight for different reasons.

Anyone who honestly cared to know that, WOULD know that. You are targeting one type of person. THAT is discrimination.

@ S... luxury taxes were a part of life, at one time. Problem was, it didn't matter if someone GAVE you a nice table, piano or even a bed or if you even got the items a lot cheaper through a sale... you got taxed on how nice it looked! Many would hide anything that looked nice and leave the crappy looking things because they couldn't afford the taxes.

Okay... you think they should be targeted. Now, let's see what is something you do that is not healthy... take pills, eat sugar or even man made junk to replace sugar, eat some of the government's genetically altered "food", fast food, Just because you're not fat, doesn't mean you are healthy! Maybe you are too skinny... let's start a tax for those who may be too skinny and not healthy.

From one ridiculous way to the other. And... if you use a cell phone... I want to know where exactly you carry it since some places are more harmful than others and you may be eligible to be taxed on that. If you're not obese, you're not lazy?

Wow! You really have a lot to learn! I will also add that this narrow minded thinking is why so many get surgeries to try to lose that extra "fat" and end up with even worse problems.

So, tax away and drive them all into having staples, tummy tucks or whatever and pay the cost for it AND for all that goes wrong with it. Good luck with that. Is it just me or are you saying that anyone who didn't agree with you is overweight?

Well, doesn't that beat all?! I have to be overweight to realize your tax stinks! It couldn't possibly be for any other reason, could it?

I'm gonna go puke now. I'm not fat or obese and I'm not quite as judgmental as some here. I think I'd rather tax those with their noses up in the air and their "better than others" attitudes.

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