I just don't care about the 'obesity epidemic'

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  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Promotes communism... lives in free society.

    My condolences!
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Promotes communism... lives in free society.

    My condolences!

    A deterrent for people who simply cant afford to look after their children perhaps, means tested of course.

    Have a nice day.
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Haha. That would cut down on the number of children being born....by SMART PEOPLE.

    Surely that's already happening anyway?!

    According to a study conducted by the LSE (London School of Economics) researcher Satoshi Kanazawa (an evolutionary psychologist), found that a woman's maternal urge decreases 25% for every 15 additional IQ points.
  • carolina822
    carolina822 Posts: 155 Member
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    Surely that's already happening anyway?!

    According to a study conducted by the LSE (London School of Economics) researcher Satoshi Kanazawa (an evolutionary psychologist), found that a woman's maternal urge decreases 25% for every 15 additional IQ points.

    Seriously? You just gave me a new comeback when my mom asks why I won't give her grandchildren. :)
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Promotes communism... lives in free society.

    My condolences!

    A deterrent for people who simply cant afford to look after their children perhaps, means tested of course.

    Have a nice day.

    or run a credit check ... make sure your not crankin them out to up your gov check :laugh:
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
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    Surely that's already happening anyway?!

    According to a study conducted by the LSE (London School of Economics) researcher Satoshi Kanazawa (an evolutionary psychologist), found that a woman's maternal urge decreases 25% for every 15 additional IQ points.

    Seriously? You just gave me a new comeback when my mom asks why I won't give her grandchildren. :)

    :laugh:
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Promotes communism... lives in free society.

    My condolences!

    A deterrent for people who simply cant afford to look after their children perhaps, means tested of course.

    Have a nice day.

    or run a credit check ... make sure your not crankin them out to up your gov check :laugh:

    They are in the UK, it's far too easy for them :explode: :laugh:
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
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    Surely that's already happening anyway?!

    According to a study conducted by the LSE (London School of Economics) researcher Satoshi Kanazawa (an evolutionary psychologist), found that a woman's maternal urge decreases 25% for every 15 additional IQ points.

    Seriously? You just gave me a new comeback when my mom asks why I won't give her grandchildren. :)

    haha :laugh:
  • DSTMT
    DSTMT Posts: 417 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Haha. That would cut down on the number of children being born....by SMART PEOPLE.

    Surely that's already happening anyway?!

    According to a study conducted by the LSE (London School of Economics) researcher Satoshi Kanazawa (an evolutionary psychologist), found that a woman's maternal urge decreases 25% for every 15 additional IQ points.

    lol that's a joke, right? It's still early here so my "tongue in cheek" detector is off lol
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Haha. That would cut down on the number of children being born....by SMART PEOPLE.

    Surely that's already happening anyway?!

    According to a study conducted by the LSE (London School of Economics) researcher Satoshi Kanazawa (an evolutionary psychologist), found that a woman's maternal urge decreases 25% for every 15 additional IQ points.

    lol that's a joke, right? It's still early here so my "tongue in cheek" detector is off lol

    Absolutely not a joke.

    http://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/blog/2013/08/14/smart-women-dont-want-kids-study-says/

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Intelligence-Paradox-Intelligent-Choice/dp/0470586958

    http://www.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/Experts/profile.aspx?KeyValue=s.kanazawa@lse.ac.uk
  • DSTMT
    DSTMT Posts: 417 Member
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    Weeelll...I can only speak for myself, but based on testing I had done more than once through primary and high school, my IQ is somewhere in the range of 140, and being a mother was like my life's goal before I found out I was infertile. I suppose there's an exception to every rule though. I thought IQ wasn't really taken very seriously anymore though as a measure of intelligence, because it's ethnocentric and all that?
  • lucystacy71
    lucystacy71 Posts: 290 Member
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    Weeelll...I can only speak for myself, but based on testing I had done more than once through primary and high school, my IQ is somewhere in the range of 140, and being a mother was like my life's goal before I found out I was infertile. I suppose there's an exception to every rule though. I thought IQ wasn't really taken very seriously anymore though as a measure of intelligence, because it's ethnocentric and all that?

    I'm in the same exact boat actually. I think that's one reason I became an elementary teacher. Since I can't be a mother, at least I can work with children and hopefully help them in the future.
  • laprovocateur
    laprovocateur Posts: 128 Member
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    seriously? even if you live in a country without federal funded healthcare, the cost for caring for the obese - morbidly obese population who refuse to take care of themselves eventually funnels to you.

    oh they have health insurance? well yes, sometimes. but what about healthy people? not usually. so when more unhealthy people are trying to get health coverage than their healthy counterparts, the premium for all applicants increases and the actual coverage itself decreases.

    if they don't have health insurance or if you live in an area with federal funded healthcare? yes. you're paying the penalty for them to get sick and eat more cheeseburgers even though you eat carrots and run every day.
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
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    Weeelll...I can only speak for myself, but based on testing I had done more than once through primary and high school, my IQ is somewhere in the range of 140, and being a mother was like my life's goal before I found out I was infertile. I suppose there's an exception to every rule though. I thought IQ wasn't really taken very seriously anymore though as a measure of intelligence, because it's ethnocentric and all that?

    I'm sure Satoshi is happy to have that debate. His email in on the LSE website. :wink:
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
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    I love reading threads full of people who feel justified in dictating to others how they can live their lives. :happy:

    Oh you guys...

    Since obesity is such a burden on society, does that mean I can dictate to you how many children you are allowed to have? I mean, after all, over-population is destroying the planet. And a free society obviously isn't working for us... so...

    LOL I agree... I think there should be a "child tax" imposed on procreating... That can pay for their education, environmental damage etc... :wink:

    I would be 100% behind that, seriously.

    Why would you assume that the number would be negative? I'd suggest that it would be a fine for not breeding.

    It's probably better if it was higher - so there are more taxpayers to fund Socialist utopias.

    If the baby boomers (themselves) had all had more kids, social security would be better funded right? (More active workers supporting each retiree).

    You could probably look to Northern Europe to see how they are faring with a shrinking population and in Socialist systems. Not sure - maybe they are "fixing" this with immigration.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,841 Member
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    In fact, I'm sick of reading/hearing about it everywhere. I don't care if you weigh 100 pounds or 500 pounds. I don't care what you eat. I don't care how much you eat. I don't care how often you eat.

    You're kinda self-centered, eh? You should, like, get into everyone's business and make it a point to tell them what to do.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
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    Tax dollars. :grumble:

    This. It becomes my business when I end up paying for an uninsured fat guy's quadruple bypass.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
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    CBA

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