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WatsonT

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Sat Jul-16-11 10:05 AM
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102. Why not just levy a tax on people proportionate to their fat percentage

You can eat fast food and be healthy.

You can avoid it entirely and be obese.

So if the point is to cover the added healthcare costs of being unhealthy just place a tax on fat. Around April everyone can be required to get weighed in and have a special doctor approved tax added to their returns. Adjust it for male/female and by age. And below a certain amount you get a pass.

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