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To: David Lawrence who wrote (16943)	8/5/1998 6:21:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) of 22053

Texas or Taxes? The skinny on fat tax DENTON, Texas - The City Council has heard more than enough about fat in the past week. After being inundated with jeers, council members unanimously voted to rescind a planned $25 surcharge for anyone over 300 pounds needing ambulance service. The money was supposed to help firefighters and emergency workers. But members of the council decided the extra revenue wouldn't be worth the attention and ridicule that followed approval of the fee last week. Fire Chief Ross Chadwick, who recommended the fee, said he fielded more than 30 telephone calls from the media, including the British Broadcasting Corp. and Good Morning America. Chadwick had said the fee was necessary to cover the increased risk of injury to firefighters and paramedics who carry larger patients. ''It's certainly not worth the fuss people have made about it,'' he said. ''Most places I go, people harass me. I've heard a lot of fat jokes.'' o~~~ O

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