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Fat Tax

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  • nicko33
    nicko33 Posts: 1,125 Forumite
    Radiantsoul wrote: »
    The solution is to start taxing people based on their BMI.
    BMI does not measure fat though. Maybe you want the Body Fat percentage.
  • nicko33
    nicko33 Posts: 1,125 Forumite
    The_White_Horse wrote: »
    i think women should pay more tax. they just hang around moaning
    Nowhere near as much as you though :p
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    Radiantsoul wrote: »
    Then they would have to be sold into slavery, be made into dog food or exiled.

    turn them into dog food? then all the dogs will be fat.

    fat slaves won't be much use as they will just sit there and ask for crisps.

    perhaps they can be exiled to live with their brethren in scotland.
  • Radiantsoul
    Radiantsoul Posts: 2,096 Forumite
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    nicko33 wrote: »
    BMI does not measure fat though. Maybe you want the Body Fat percentage.

    I prepared to allow this natural pause in the legislative process to consult on alternatives.
  • Radiantsoul
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    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    turn them into dog food? then all the dogs will be fat.

    Perhaps just feed them to other fat people.
  • bendix
    bendix Posts: 5,499 Forumite
    Loughton_Monkey wrote: »
    What do you mean? A sort of 'Corporation' Tax?

    Not a corporation tax, more a Corpulence Tax.

    I like the cut of this chap RadiantSoul's jib.

    Curiously, the Evening Standard had a report yesterday estimating that obesity costs London £900 million per annum in health costs and lost productivity / taxes etc.
  • DaddyBear
    DaddyBear Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    I have an issue with flying. The main cost is fuel and the amount of fuel is directly related to the weight of the plane. At check in you should stand on the scales with your luggage and be charged per kilogram.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Radiantsoul wrote: »
    Some people can handle their lard and sugar though. Why should they be penalised.
    Maybe issue a ration book then. You get so much "tax free" and your coupons are ripped from your ration book with each pie. Eat too many and you've no ration stickers left.... and the price doubles.
  • bendix
    bendix Posts: 5,499 Forumite
    DaddyBear wrote: »
    I have an issue with flying. The main cost is fuel and the amount of fuel is directly related to the weight of the plane. At check in you should stand on the scales with your luggage and be charged per kilogram.

    Not as outlandish as it seems. There are some budget airlines in Asia that have proposed to introduce exactly this.
  • The_White_Horse
    The_White_Horse Posts: 3,315 Forumite
    i think only people with a job, and not claiming any benefit at all should be allowed the right to fly. this will cut CO2*


    *even though man made global warming/climate change is just made up garbage.
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