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Old 11-19-2014, 03:08 PM
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Why not just cut to the chase and tax fat people?
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Perhaps a mandatory national weigh in the day after Thanksgiving and those exceeding the recommended BMI be taxed by the pound.
It sounds like a great plan. And then, after the mandatory weigh in, Big Brother could put chips in our brains to reduce our BMI.
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