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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: neolib who wrote (227568)4/17/2007 10:06:02 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Let me take those point by point- in terms of the tax penalties, if you read my links you know that the poor and uneducated are also at high risk for being unhealthy. It seems unduly punitive to me to tax them for lifestyles which are mostly the product of their station in society. Does that not seem harsh to you? After all, if a kid is born in East St Louis, he or she has a high likelihood of suffering from malnutrition, lead poisoning, fetal alcohol and drug exposure, and various other childhood problems that can retard the IQ. Then you want to tax this child when he or she grow up and fails to escape his or her abysmal childhood and health future? I think society could pay poor people incentives to change- I'd be for that, but I'd also want a large outreach program for the poor to help them eat better, and understand more about diet and exercise. i'd be for government aerobics studios in poor areas. I'd want the government to make an effort to get poor children high quality fresh fruits and vegetables, not just big loaves of cheap cheese.

I think incentives would be the way to go for the poor. For the wealthy, tax credits and tax deductions would make more sense, and I'd be ok with those in that instance.

Lest you think I exaggerate the conditions of communities like East St Louis:

eslarp.uiuc.edu
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