2007-02-25 16:28:51 · 3 answers · asked by aliciloveyou 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Absolutely. It's called Welfare. The healthy, able bided amongst us are out working, paying taxes, which some people who are on welfare, disability, or whatever because they are obese collect. In America the working pays for the non-working as a rule, and so if someone is so extremely obese they can't work, or are too poor that they can't pay their medical bills, we are paying for them. However, it's no different for drug addicts or the outright lazy.
2007-02-25 16:38:49 · answer #1 · answered by Wildernessguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I figure that, in general, smokers, for instance, pay plenty of taxes and die young.
obese people buy probably twice as much food as I do, which contributes to our society, and then die young as well.
It's probably we healthy thin folks who live the longest and are a drain on our social services.
Although- I guess i do pay tax on running sneakers, gym membership, and those $60 workout shorts I just bought.
2007-02-26 00:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by Morey000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the obese people are paying for it, but i see your point. every time there's more thinner people around,the more people pick on the obese and make their lives a living hell. it's good to be slim as possible for health and bad about body image for young girls and woman. people on both sides should learn about what's considered enough to eat.
2007-02-26 00:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by christina p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋