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Belt-Tightening: German Legislator Calls For Taxing the Obese

By jonathanturley

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A conservative German legislator, Marco Wanderwitz, has called for a formal tax on citizens determine to be obese. Wanderwitz insists that obese people are imposing public costs that are unreasonable — akin to polluting industries. Wanderwitz appears to view most obesity as a deliberative lifestyle choice, stating “I think that it would be sensible if [...]

Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on July 25, 2010 (boomark / email).

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