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tax the obese

PrivatisetheNHSnow
PrivatisetheNHSnow Posts: 491 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Install scales on chairs in all restaurants, tax the obese 50% VAT on their food.

solve the deficit, save the plamet
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  • System
    System Posts: 178,374 Community Admin
    10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Is it just me or are we attracting more and more nutcases?
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  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Or a Sockpuppet tax?
  • PrivatisetheNHSnow
    PrivatisetheNHSnow Posts: 491 Forumite
    the real money raiser would be to privatise the nhs - fat people pay more for health insurance
  • ninky_2
    ninky_2 Posts: 5,872 Forumite
    i notice white_horse is a bit quiet today.
    Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron
  • Asheron
    Asheron Posts: 1,229 Forumite
    Joeskeppi wrote: »
    Is it just me or are we attracting more and more nutcases?

    LOL :rotfl:
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  • lilac_lady
    lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite
    Tax people with blue eyes - they could wear contact lens

    Tax people with brown hair - they could dye it

    Tax people whose name begins with A - they could change it


    All as reasonable as your tax suggestion.
    " The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

         Plato


  • PrivatisetheNHSnow
    PrivatisetheNHSnow Posts: 491 Forumite
    no because there's nothing wrong with blue eyes, brown hair, name beginning with A

    obesity is a drain on the country's resources-literally
  • morg_monster
    morg_monster Posts: 2,392 Forumite
    how would you determine if someone is obese?
  • PrivatisetheNHSnow
    PrivatisetheNHSnow Posts: 491 Forumite
    body mass index
  • ninky_2
    ninky_2 Posts: 5,872 Forumite
    PrivatisetheNHSnow wrote: »
    body mass index

    that's a handy guide but has been discredited. it classes the average rugby player as obese.
    Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron
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