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Default Germany considers tax on the obese.

On Jul 25, 12:09*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> walt tonne wrote:
> > On Jul 25, 6:07 am, walt tonne > wrote:
> >>http://www.aolnews.com/world/article...tax-on-the-obe....

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> >> About time somebody made the move.

>
> > I see people 30 - 60 years old using mobility carts in the
> > supermarket.
> > Nothing wrong with them except overeating.

>
> How do you know there is nothing wrong with them except overeating?
> Perhaps they have a condition that makes it very painful to get
> exercise. It can cause a downward spiral. *They can't exercise because
> of pain, they gain weight and it gets increasingly painful.


Talking to folks at the local hospital gave me the impression that
most of our
local cases are overeating fueled.