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I agree with you portland, and perhaps holding a person responsible for their actions is too much to ask in our society given the current climate -

I agree also that we all pay for the obesity related illnesses - but I'm also not the person asking others to smoke or to eat too much. I don't get bailed out when I've done something wrong for 15 years. ( I'm a smoker and have to have all of my teeth replaced as a result - I'm paying out of my own pocket to rectify the situation. I knew it was bad, and am paying the price myself. I am not, however asking or believing the government, or any other group is responsible for it. )

I jumped in too quickly to comment and voiced my frustration toward the individual when what frightened me was this idea of the government legislating against the choices we have as individuals - as if the government wasn't involved enough in our everyday lives.

Because I believe something is wrong does not ever give me the right to enforce my belief through legislation upon others.

Thank you for responding to my comment. I do consider what you have said and will adjust my thinking based on your well-expressed argument. I'm willing to help others if help is needed or asked for - but to say generally that "it's not the fault of the individual" is just as irresponsible.

Thank you again.

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Ridiculous. Every person is responsible for their own actions. Stop paying for obese people's health care. If they can't afford it, that is their problem. If you have lung cancer as a result of smoking for 20 years, that is your problem. The idea that "it's not our fault" is the result of apathy and sloth. It is your life. Make your own decisions.

Nonsense.

Prescription tobacco - hilarious.

People ordering from Fast Food chains are there to eat 'fast food'. Referring to the old statement - if it's fast and cheap, it's not good. Fast food menus are pictures and the calorie placard is in the corner wall behind the ketchup.

Take responsibility for your own actions. If people were left to solve their own problems and live with the results of their own bad decisions, we wouldn't be in this rapidly declining society.

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