Posted on Dec 25, 2009 under health |
First the health Nazis attacked tobacco, after getting traction on that issue they began attacking fast food joints, then they turned their sights onto soda… the health food zealots won’t be satisfied until red meat is outlawed! I don’t know about you but I’m very angry and Hades will freeze over before I sit down to a supper of raw carrots and celery washed down with a disgusting glass of grapefruit juice.
Fast food is just that… just something fast and convenient… soda is just a snack drink. I wouldn’t go to a McDonalds or a BurgerKing for a salad or a piece of fruit and if that’s all they served or even a majority of their menu I would go else where. Only a fool would attempt to eat fast food three times a day/seven days a week. But it is convenient when your either in a hurry or on the run.
Are you as angry as I am? Are you sick and tired of the health food Nazis attempting to dictate what you can eat and drink?
How much would you care to wager the HMO’s are the ones ultimately behind the health food propaganda?
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Control tobacco, food ads to beat cancer - panel By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Thu Aug 16, 12:14 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/hl_nm/cancer_usa_dc;_ylt=Ap3_o.sabt8ApNmBJxcrP469j7AB
A new presidential report on cancer takes on not only tobacco companies but the food industry while calling on the federal government to "cease being a purveyor of unhealthy foods" and switch to policies that encourage Americans to eat vegetables and exercise.
The report, issued on Thursday, also urged changes in public and private insurance policies to encourage doctors to spend more time counseling patients on how to stay healthy by eating right, exercising and avoiding tobacco.
"Ineffective policies, in conjunction with limited regulation of sales and marketing in the food and beverage industry, have spawned a culture that struggles to make healthy choices — a culture in dire need of change," said the report, available on the Internet at http://pcp.cancer.gov.
"Moreover, the panel was troubled to find that the efforts of those committed to an America less burdened by cancer often are compromised by federal, state, and local policies that have decreased the availability and affordability of healthy foods, limited physical education in schools, and created a built environment that discourages physical activity," it said.
Several reports have shown that a third of all cancers are caused by tobacco use, and another one-third by obesity and inactivity.
"This country must not ignore its moral obligation to protect the health of all Americans. We can and must empower individuals to make healthy choices through appropriate policy and legislation, and the panel urges you to use the power of your office toward this life-saving goal," the President’s Cancer Panel, chaired by Howard University’s Dr. LaSalle Leffall, wrote in a letter to Bush.
Posted on Dec 25, 2009 under health |
Its odd…I always been stayin up late. but lately been gettin so much spots. And its ruining my face >_< how can I prevent this
Posted on Dec 25, 2009 under health |
A. Sugar can cause ulcers.
B. High sugar intake can lead to high blood pressure.
C. Sugar can promote tooth decay.
D. High sugar raises your glucose levels for long-term energy.
Posted on Dec 25, 2009 under health |
Here are the numbers:
1. According to Medicare’s website, Medicare covers almost one seventh of the population.
2. To be able to do so, it requires 3% of the entire salaries, of every working person in the US.
3. To expand Medicare to cover everyone in the US, you take the rate (3%) and multiply by the 7 (to accomodate the other 6/7 of the population).
4. This means to fund Medicare for all, there needs to be a 21% tax added; a flat tax, the rich pays 3% now and will pay 21% later, so will the poor.
The result by category:
1. You’re wealthy, you are going to pay more taxes.
2. You’re middle class and currently have health insurance through your work: You just lost that option and pay more for lesser coverage
3. You’re middle class and one of the 30 million people who wanted to risk not having coverage: U no longer get that choice.
4. You’re one of the six million that couldn’t afford health insurance. This plan helps U
5. You’re on medicare now, you now pay 21%, not 3%
Regarding the costs:
You’ll notice that the rounding in that calculation, was rounded IN FAVOR of universal health care. It also assumed that the beaurocratic expenses associated with the government entity would remain at the same rate, as the size multiplies by 7 (even though everyone with any business sense realizes that overhead increases exponentially with size). As for the healthy/elder comparison, while you have almost a point, it is overhadowed by the above, plus the costs of illegal alien care (which both Clinton and Obama said would be covered).
Regarding "is that what they told you":
I researched and calculated all of this myself, personally, using numbers direct for government sites and the medicare site. If you disagree, feel free to do the same.
"Actually, you forget about the bloated budgets that could be cut in order to pay for universal healthcare"
Hey, don’t blame me. I’m just displaying what Senator Clinton’s plan is.
"overhead for medicare costs is 3-4%"
Not true. The cost of medicare is 3% of the entire working wage of everyone in the US, to cover one seventh of the population.
That is HUGELY different from the "3% overhead" that is claimed by those who don’t understand business
"Try looking at the tax rates of countries with universal health care or universal insurance systems."
I have. The numbers are consistent.
"You sound like GW with your fuzzy math"
Care to point out any math errors? Nothing fuzzy about it, it’s concrete, it’s Senator Clinton’s Plan, and it is what it is.
"I’d gladly pay 21% in taxes to the government rather than 25% of my income to an insurance company."
YOu get better coverage with the insurance than with medicare, and remember this is only medicare tax. You still owe state and federal taxes, making your tax burden (if you are middle class) over 50% of your income.
" Third, America pays far more per capita on healthcare than any other first world country, and yet our health outcomes are not any better, and in some areas worse, than those countries."
Thats because Americans exercise less and eat unhealthier than anyone in the world, and even anyone in history. It’s not the lack of healthcare, it’s the unhealthy lifestyle.
