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The Gupta choice

The Gupta choiceWe are doomed.Why stop at an obesity tax? Why not a risky sex tax? You know, all those questions they ask you when you give blood? (Have you ever, even once, had sex with another man?)We could have a risky behavior tax. Do you...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, thought police, tax, cigarette, obesity tax, fatty, risk

Discussion threads 2009-01-07

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Diabetes can be kept at bay

move your ass, lazy americanswalk, run, practice sports and you won't get diabetes.except type I that is geneticThey don't have the incentives ...when they keep getting free handouts that progressives love so much from the big fat@ss government. Free health care, free lunch, free everything and then of course they...

Tags: diabetes, Wall St., progressive, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Risk rating for fatties?

Risk rating for fatties?But where are the exceptions?My wife went on heavy steroids when she was treated for acute leukemia. That changes your shape pretty fast - guess you could call it a bloating side effect.Actually, I prefer the tax on "fat food", including sugar based drinks, to build...

Tags: Vertical industries, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance company, government, insurance, health care, fatty

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Obesity is the health reform fault line

Obesity is the health reform fault lineThe naivete is astoundingThe entire point of a universal healthcare system is to FORCE everyone to take care of everyone else. So that the state then has the moral authority to TELL you how to live.Period.A system that ALLOWS everyone to care for everyone...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Healthcare reform, obesity, Obesity, naivete, health care, insurance, universal healthcare

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Fat people an environmental issue now? How about flatulence?

Fat people an environmental issue now? How about flatulence?Who is John Galt?I?m sure the government will find a way to tax or regulate fat. Or whatever the collectivists decide for us. RE: Fat people an environmental issue now? How about flatulence?I think Cap and Trade will adress this issue. I...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, flatulence, Fat people, tax, methane, environmental, Oboma

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

New Mexico's video game nanny tax

New Mexico's video game nanny taxand what else?Maybe they should tax cell phones, books (that's how I and my son wasted hours as kids, staying indoors reading), definitely owning a PC, - how about a food tax even? Their intentions are good, but the methodology is wrong.Sieg Heil?Your state governments...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Games, Corporate communications, govt, tax, video game, game, video

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Jury clears IBM in toxics trial

Jury clears IBM in toxics trialBig Blue gets overNice to know that IBM takes care of their own-NOT!Unfortunately, now if someone gets ill in one of their plants because of poor quality and health control, Big Blue now has a paper they can wave around like a "Get Out of...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, IBM Corp., toxics trial

Discussion threads 2004-02-26