Obesity is a big problem in Kentucky. In Alabama it is worse. That state has responded by working up a plan to charge overweight state employees $25 extra a month for their health coverage.
The move has brought the nuts down out of the trees:
"E-K. Daufin of Montgomery, a college professor and founder of Love Your Body, Love Yourself, which holds body acceptance workshops, said the new policy will be stressful for people like her."
""I'm big and beautiful and doing my best to keep my stress levels down so I can stay healthy," Daufin said. "That's big, not lazy, not a glutton and certainly not deserving of the pompous, poisonous disrespect served up daily to those of us with more bounce to the ounce.""
I'm speechless.
3 comments:
Fun nanny state livin'!!!! Maybe then we'll get fined $25 for missing our daily multivitamin or taxed $1 for every cigarette we've ever smoked and we could charge $50 for every can of soda..it leads to cavaties, and they cost money to fill.
Nanny state? I respectfully disagree. Currently, in Alabama and in Kentucky, taxpayers subsidize overweight public employees by refusing to allow insurers to discriminate on the basis of very expensive health criteria like obesity.
The Alabama and Kentucky state governments should ask their federal delegation to introduce legislation to remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act.
Hemp foods are highly nutritious. They're a complete protein, having all the amino and Essential Fatty Acids the body needs in ideal proportions.
A well-nourished body is more physically active and that in turns burns more calories. Too, a well-nourished body also tends to eat fewer fat building foods thus reducing the amount of caloric intake. The result? Weight reduction.
State governments, and the federal government as well, would rather wring their hands and plead ignorance saying "We've done all we can! So, we're going to punish you!"
Politicians, preachers and coaches do what they're paid to do best - lie. This issue is no exception.
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