More Push Back on Obesity, Tobacco Quickly Taking Second Place

[rothenbj]

The news in Philly today repeated the results of a Lehigh Univ. study on obesity as being a greater problem than smoking. Must have been a little slow on the uptake since the print media has had the story for over a week. Productivity losses and medical costs far out distance the smoking costs- over $220b vs $188b. The new war heats up.

As America's waistline expands, costs soar | Reuters

Obesity Now Costs Americans More In HealthCare Spending Than Smoking - Forbes

I loved this article-

Clownishly creative study says obesity more costly to health care than smoking - National Extreme Weight Loss | Examiner.com

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It appears that the author if offended that the same tactics that were used against smokers for decades are now being used against the overweight. The blueprint has been written. The need for taxation has been established. The development of new drugs and profits for the Pharma industry is now there.

"First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for me.
and there was no one left to speak out for me."

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave is not here so much these days. Replaced by MTV and video games.​

 

[Petrodus]

Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

That says it all

Wait a minute ... There's still hope !!
This is an election year.