re: Trump: “This is a conversation that’s long overdue & a conversation that families deserve”

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Seriously, somebody needs to go on an anti-fat Jihad. That would cut a couple hundred billion a year in healthcare costs right there

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No joke.

I dont' get folks that decry guns for "killing people".

Ok now do smoking, car accidents, fatty foods, booze, etc...

If we really wanted to save lives and knock healthcare costs in half, we would have a four year glidepath to very healthy eating with financial incentives. We would ban phones in cars completely, and we would implement strict fines for driving more than 10 over the limit.

We could probably save 200k+ lives each year by doing this, and that's just mortality. Look at the care costs for the living obese.