it's the next logical step. if the central government can tell companies that accept federal funds what they are allowed to pay their employees, then it necessarily follows that the central government is entitled to tell you what you can eat if they pay for your health care. cigarrettes and alcohol will be first to get hit with prohibitively high sin taxes, but right behind that will be junk food, obesity (and WHO decides what "obese" means?), and who knows what else? chocolate? coffee? and restaurant dinner over $20?
health care is the ultimate means of controlling the individual. and the individual simply can't be trusted to make the "correct" decisions in their own lives, so that all has to be decided in washington, where henry waxman, nancy pelosi, and harry reid wll decide what is best for you.
if that doesn't terrify you, then you just aren't paying attention.
Barack Obama says shape up nowPresident Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day — and he really wants you to do the same.
From the White House garden to his picks for top health jobs, Obama is telling America’s McDonald’s-loving, couch-dwelling, doctor-phobic populace that things are about to change.
Don’t be fooled by the presidential burger runs. Obama and Congress are moving across several fronts to give government a central role in making America healthier — raising expectations among public health experts of a new era of activism unlike any before.
Any health care reform plan that Obama signs is almost certain to call for nutrition counseling, obesity screenings and wellness programs at workplaces and community centers. He wants more time in the school day for physical fitness, more nutritious school lunches and more bike paths, walking paths and grocery stores in underserved areas.
The president is filling top posts at Health and Human Services with officials who, in their previous jobs, outlawed trans fats, banned public smoking or required restaurants to provide a calorie count with that slice of banana cream pie.
Even Congress is getting into the act, giving serious consideration to taxing sugary drinks and alcohol to help pay for the overhaul.
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