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Capt Caveman

Capt Caveman

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I think this is a poorly disguised attempt the OP to reducing CO2 emmisions. Reduced red meat consumption will reduce the amount of livestock, reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

Why not lobby the trucking industry to increase their tire pressure to sidewall max while you're at it?
 
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fleabag

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Capt Caveman said:
I think this is a poorly disguised attempt the OP to reducing CO2 emmisions. Reduced red meat consumption will reduce the amount of livestock, reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

Why not lobby the trucking industry to increase their tire pressure to sidewall max while you're at it?
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Actually it's not believe it or not.. This is purely a concern about me having to spend my tax dollars subsidizing unhealthy people who abuse their bodies. I'm all for people abusing their bodies but soon as you get my money involved whether it be tax dollars or insurance premiums, I then have a say in what I think people should and shouldn't eat. You can thank all the people that have mandated the government control their lives for this.

Otherwise, on the bright side, the positives are that you'll live an overall better life.
 
Capt Caveman

Capt Caveman

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fleabag said:
Actually it's not believe it or not.. This is purely a concern about me having to spend my tax dollars subsidizing unhealthy people who abuse their bodies. I'm all for people abusing their bodies but soon as you get my money involved whether it be tax dollars or insurance premiums, I then have a say in what I think people should and shouldn't eat. You can thank all the people that have mandated the government control their lives for this.

Otherwise, on the bright side, the positives are that you'll live an overall better life.
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Provide some peer reviewed scientific studies or STFU and go troll elsewhere dumbass.
 
crt1530

crt1530

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fleabag said:
Actually it's not believe it or not.. This is purely a concern about me having to spend my tax dollars subsidizing unhealthy people who abuse their bodies. I'm all for people abusing their bodies but soon as you get my money involved whether it be tax dollars or insurance premiums, I then have a say in what I think people should and shouldn't eat. You can thank all the people that have mandated the government control their lives for this.

Otherwise, on the bright side, the positives are that you'll live an overall better life.
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Obese people who die of heart attacks at 50 years old cost way less to care for than healthy people who live to 80 or 90.
 
Kirby

Kirby

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fleabag said:
Actually it's not believe it or not.. This is purely a concern about me having to spend my tax dollars subsidizing unhealthy people who abuse their bodies. I'm all for people abusing their bodies but soon as you get my money involved whether it be tax dollars or insurance premiums, I then have a say in what I think people should and shouldn't eat. You can thank all the people that have mandated the government control their lives for this.

Otherwise, on the bright side, the positives are that you'll live an overall better life.
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You're not fucking old enough to pay taxes. :rolleyes:
 
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fleabag

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crt1530 said:
Obese people who die of heart attacks at 50 years old cost way less to care for than healthy people who live to 80 or 90.
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um.... not necessarily.. The main cost is when these people get help and their lives are extended through the use of pharmaceuticals. So the only way that would be true is if the 50 year old just flat out died, almost in an unexpected way. Who says the same can't happen to the 80 or 90 year old? My grandmother who lived to 90 only really started to get expensive treatment when she was like 87 because she fell and broke her hip, which from then on was her true downfall and life from then on got significantly worse for her. She ate badly "relatively speaking" but she could have been far worse. In other words, she ate well enough to live a long time but not well enough to live a more fruitful life in her later years. One would have hoped that if she took care of herself her whole life, she wouldn't have had such bad osteoporosis as she did.

It's hard to say and every situation is different but for the most part, taking care of yourself leads you to live a longer life. This couldn't be more true than for my grandmother's husband (grandpa) who died at 75 because he not only ate very badly but was also a smoker. If there was anyone miserable AND spending a lot of money on healthcare, it would've been him. He probably was getting lots of medical services for around 5-7 years before he kicked the bucket.
 
Zebo

Zebo

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:rolleyes: sounds like someone does not want to get their lazy ass off the couch. You can eat whateverthefuck you want if you exercise enough.
 
ahenkel

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Tomorrow I'm gonna cook a burger a giant fat rare burger, and risk delicious meaty death.
 
alevasseur14

alevasseur14

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fleabag said:
Actually it's not believe it or not.. This is purely a concern about me having to spend my tax dollars subsidizing unhealthy people who abuse their bodies. I'm all for people abusing their bodies but soon as you get my money involved whether it be tax dollars or insurance premiums, I then have a say in what I think people should and shouldn't eat. You can thank all the people that have mandated the government control their lives for this.

Otherwise, on the bright side, the positives are that you'll live an overall better life.
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I love it when you say 'subsidizing' anything like it's a bad thing. Again, pure brilliance!
 
Zebo

Zebo

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GodlessAstronomer said:
Sweet, I can eat bottle caps and radium if I run twice a day? :p
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Sounds like NZ is over a radioactive dump. Every one of you brings out semi-retardation as you post. Granted I've only see gaylord or whatever his name is & U, but I hope this is not representative of your sad people.
 
grrl

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fleabag said:
Not suppose to eat more than 10 ounces of red meat a week. That means two decks of cards worth of red meat. I wonder how many people are going to argue with me about this over here..
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Why would anyone argue with fleabag? Do people really like losing that much?


fleabag said:
I know "red meat" is a broad category but red meat is red meat.. I'm not sure where they came up with specifically red meat but it is what it is.
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Obviously 'it is what it is' isn't one of the expressions you abhor.


fleabag said:
Actually it's not believe it or not.. This is purely a concern about me having to spend my tax dollars subsidizing unhealthy people who abuse their bodies. I'm all for people abusing their bodies but soon as you get my money involved whether it be tax dollars or insurance premiums, I then have a say in what I think people should and shouldn't eat. You can thank all the people that have mandated the government control their lives for this.

Otherwise, on the bright side, the positives are that you'll live an overall better life.
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Judging from your lack of exercise and love of canned sardines, cheap pasta and ramen noodles, tax dollars will continue to subsidize your ignorant, cheap-assed, body-abusing lifestyle. (And unlike you, I actually pay taxes.)
 
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alevasseur14

alevasseur14

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grrl said:
Why would anyone argue with fleabag? Do people really like losing that much?




Obviously 'it is what it is' isn't one of the expressions you abhor.





Judging from your lack of exercise and love of canned sardines, cheap pasta and ramen noodles, tax dollars will someday be subsizing your ignorant, cheap-assed, body-abusing lifestyle. (And unlike you, I actually pay taxes.)
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They already are.
 
alevasseur14

alevasseur14

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fleabag said:
um.... not necessarily.. The main cost is when these people get help and their lives are extended through the use of pharmaceuticals. So the only way that would be true is if the 50 year old just flat out died, almost in an unexpected way. Who says the same can't happen to the 80 or 90 year old? My grandmother who lived to 90 only really started to get expensive treatment when she was like 87 because she fell and broke her hip, which from then on was her true downfall and life from then on got significantly worse for her. She ate badly "relatively speaking" but she could have been far worse. In other words, she ate well enough to live a long time but not well enough to live a more fruitful life in her later years. One would have hoped that if she took care of herself her whole life, she wouldn't have had such bad osteoporosis as she did.
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I'm alright that you're usually 100% wrong on the little things in life. Whatever. But the fact that you're essentially saying your grandma could have been better off dying before she did... that's cold. My dad's mom was diagnosed with congestive heart failure when i was about 12-13. My mom's mom suffered from severe alzheimer's for the last 3-4 years of her life. I was fortunate enough to be in their hospital rooms when they both passed (14 y/o and 18 y/o respectively). Not a day goes by that I don't wish I could spend time with them again. You're young and hopefully you'll get it someday. I'm not old by any definition (25), but I wish I knew 10 years ago what I know now. I suppose it's part of growing up.

Edit: Never knew my Mom's dad and my Dad's dad died when I was 8.
 
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