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Originally Posted by rubicon
VillagesPL perhaps I misunderstand the intent of post but what comes to my mind as an example is the Fed's QE and also the retention of very low interest rates.
Both of these actions are fueling the market but do nothing to help Main Street. Their actions are also allowing banks to hold excessive amount of reserves. Ultimately when the Fed pulls back it is going to have an adverse effect on the economy.
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You raise an interesting point. What the Fed does is not part of the "free market" as much as it is an attempt to stimulate our free market economy. Would we have been better off or worse off if they had not acted? I can't speak for everyone but I'm much better off because of their actions. I think in time Main Street will follow along and do better.
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As to the health care issue in my view there is no real market because of government's over-regulation on the insurance side and its interference as to payments on the medical side.
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Yes, I agree.
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As to obese one needs to define to me what that means. for example the BMI measurement makes no distinction between fat and muscle. Also as to fat medical experts now state that there is good fat and bad fat. Fat around the stomach is bad fat. Fat below the waist may actually be beneficial.
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Deciding what is good or bad for each individual may be difficult at times. But my opening post was mostly going along with the judgement of the CDC and other medical authorities. They claim there is an obesity epidemic and I have no reason to disagree with them based on what I see whenever I go out in public.
But your point is well taken. I think one would have to go by at least 2 measures. Possibly BMI and percentage of body fat. Waistline measure is a good indication also. If someone is a bodybuilder, I think we know it when we see it, so that shouldn't be too confusing, especially to medical professionals.