Obesity

[Coco]

How do you feel about obesity possibly becoming a disability?

[vashti]

Depending on the extent, it already IS a disability.

[Sanctuary]

haha fat!!

[Coco]

I mean, do you feel people who are obese should receive the benefits. Social Security, Disability Checks and such.

[Gigabitch]

No, and they shouldn't get special parking, either.

[Sanctuary]

hell no. wtf?

[vashti]

They already GET those things - not because of their obesity, but because of all the other problems their obesity causes, such as respiratory distress, diabetes --> amputations, complete immobility, etc. (I am talking primarily about the morbidly obese.)

[ecojeanne]

in some ways it's not their fault. the right food is not as available as the shit food. the shit food also costs less and has addictive ingredients and therefore contributes to the growing problem. people need to get educated on the bullshit corporate food and what it does to the body and shown the benefits of good food. there is little or no education out there and it's absolutely shameful of each and every country and their politicians. their pockets are lined to stay quiet. fck sure look obama has employed a woman who worked/works for burger king to head up a nutritional study...now where do you think her loyalties lie....hmm. it's all about the money in the end not about people's wellbeing. do you realise that the food you eat from the local supermarket causes cancer, depression and many other mad and unusual diseases. only the studies out there are usually not funded independantly to give a full and complete picture. anyway education is the key and the responsibility of your elected politicians. obesity is a problem but it's not always the people's fault. it's simply down to their ignorance and of course the food is making them dumb too.

[Coco]

But for just being OBESE, no... they do not get benefits. If they develop another issue because of their obesity then duh of course they compensated. There are lot programs with benefits, even programs through the government that actually say... "Obesity isn't an eligible disability to qualify for benefits".

[girl68]

NO god damn way.

The obese person in question has too much control over this. There are so many things a person can do to help a weight problem.

Yes, there are special and extreme circumstance and those should be evaluated case by case. But I'm thinking the average fat lazy ass should not get a god damn penny of my money or extra benefits that come out of my taxes. Not until that person has exhausted all options to lose the weight.

[Junket]

NO god damn way.

The obese person in question has too much control over this. There are so many things a person can do to help a weight problem.

Yes, there are special and extreme circumstance and those should be evaluated case by case. But I'm thinking the average fat lazy ass should not get a god damn penny of my money or extra benefits that come out of my taxes. Not until that person has exhausted all options to lose the weight.

Especially you guys.

You guys get taxed as f*ck.

[MDBreye]

NO god damn way.

The obese person in question has too much control over this. There are so many things a person can do to help a weight problem.

Yes, there are special and extreme circumstance and those should be evaluated case by case. But I'm thinking the average fat lazy ass should not get a god damn penny of my money or extra benefits that come out of my taxes. Not until that person has exhausted all options to lose the weight.

Couldn't have said it better myself.
Only in America would a question like arise.

[qwertz]

ugh, fat people annoy me

[Sanctuary]

ugh, fat people annoy me

why? fat ppl are supposed to be jolly.

[Coco]

Stick with the thread topic please.