Universal? No!
I backed Senator Clinton firstly because I think we know everything about her and a “pig in a poke” is not someone I want elected. My secondary reason to back her was her universal health care plan. But stuff like this gives credence to those who do not want it and are not willing to pay for it. Fat camp? Covered by the government? What?!? Stop shoveling food in your mouth and sitting around for hours on end. I really am flabbergasted by how overweight some children are. Children have naturally high metabolism levels. How much would you have to eat and how much would you have to sit around and do nothing to get to 300+ pounds when you’re 12 years old? I can’t even fathom.
“Plump caterpillar” isn’t kind. It’s obscenely short of the mark. These kids are FAT and lazy and it’s not my and other taxpayers’ responsibility to pay for them to lose weight and teach them to NOT EAT when their caretakers have clearly failed so miserably. And furthermore, 12 years old is old enough to know to stop eating. Obesity, for all the hand-wringing of the soft-hearted apologists, doesn’t just *happen* to a person like cancer or lupus. It’s acquired knowingly. Stop apologizing for these people. I for one will not pay for this.
This letter sums it up:
To the Editor:
Re “Priced Out of Weight Loss Camp”
A child does not weigh more than 300 pounds without a seriously dysfunctional parental and supervisory environment. Rather than spend insurance and taxpayer money on such weight loss camps, why not finance courses in parenting skills, including lessons in cooking, nutrition and saying no?
Admittedly, American society lives in a world of attractive treats and activities contrary to daily exercise, but so do other societies with far fewer obesity problems.
While I generally support the concept of universal health care, I have begun to reconsider some aspects when I see such obvious irresponsibility for personal discipline.
Jan Owens
Racine, Wis., Aug. 16, 2008
I see Jan is from Wisconsin. If she can feel this way while living amongst people who eat more dairy than anyone else I’ve ever seen, the rest of us should be even more appalled.
Posted on August 20th, 2008 under News, Rant • 
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