LanceOregon
Moderator
Some governments are now doing this, and there have been recent suggestions in the US Congress to do something similar here. Should people who are heavier be penalized by the government?
Such rules were recently implemented in Japan. There, if you are man and your waist measures over 33.5 inches, the government will impose a tax.
Tell me, if you lived in Japan, would you be taxed???
And if our country adopts a national health care system soon, will not something like this then become mandatory here too? The government will need to control costs, so why not tax those who are at greater risk for poor health??
Seems like this may be coming to our own country in a few years. And if so, will it be a good thing, or bad thing??
Here is a news report of what the Japanese government is now doing:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2008/06/23/kyung.fat.busters.cnn
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Such rules were recently implemented in Japan. There, if you are man and your waist measures over 33.5 inches, the government will impose a tax.
Tell me, if you lived in Japan, would you be taxed???
And if our country adopts a national health care system soon, will not something like this then become mandatory here too? The government will need to control costs, so why not tax those who are at greater risk for poor health??
Seems like this may be coming to our own country in a few years. And if so, will it be a good thing, or bad thing??
Here is a news report of what the Japanese government is now doing:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2008/06/23/kyung.fat.busters.cnn
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