[quote=AN][quote=briansd1]I can see that girl turn into a 200-pound woman. 20 years from now, she’ll be on Oprah (or whoever at that time) telling us about her food ordeal.

I was at Costco today I couldn’t believe number of fat people out there.

Conservatives should be condemning irresponsible eating behavior because we are all paying dearly for it.[/quote]
You mean liberal should be condemning irresponsible eating behavior because they love to tell others what to do. Who am I to say what you eat is right or wrong? That’s your own choice. Go ahead, eat yourself to death. Just don’t make me pay to prolong your life.[/quote]

But that’s the problem: we are paying, not only to prolong their lives via health care, but for them just to exist day-to-day. There are more people applying for Social Security disability payments than there are applying for retirement benefits. Obesity is considered grounds for these payments, not to mention all of the diseases and disorders caused or exacerbated by obesity: hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, low back pain, asthma, and on and on.

In 2009, there were 2.8 millions new applications. 7.8 million individuals actually received SS disability income, along with Medicare or Medicaid health benefits. Compare this with 1999, with 1.3 applicants and 4.2 million recipients.

I’m not saying that we should control what people eat. I’m a believer in personal responsibility. But if our esteemed leaders aren’t going to do away with these programs, or at least restore them to their original status, many Americans are going to eat our country right into bankruptcy.