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To: Riskmgmt who wrote (3056)	12/22/2007 4:30:08 PM
From: dybdahl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71456

I'm amazed that you think that USAs deficits are minor problems that can easily be turned around.

To: Riskmgmt who wrote (3056)	12/22/2007 4:31:10 PM
From: dybdahl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71456

I haven't found a reference to oil production in USA, which I consider trustworthy enough to link to, but most charts indicate that oil production in USA has topped, and I have heard no reason why USA should be able to keep the current level of oil consumption.

To: Riskmgmt who wrote (3056)	12/22/2007 5:02:48 PM
From: dybdahl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71456

You seem to indicate, that obesity is a positive thing. I assume that's not your opinion, otherwise you should try to talk to serious doctors about the health implications of obesity and inactivity. Health care is currently 15% of the U.S. economy, and the productivity deficit is not included. A 6 feet 220 pound obese worker is simply not as productive as a normal weight 6 feet 162 pound worker - this includes office work. The productivity reduction is both a reduction of productivity during normal work, and absence. Obesity is a serious tax on the economy, and it's not easy to get rid of. Obesity worldwide: tinypic.com

To: Riskmgmt who wrote (3056)	12/23/2007 1:02:57 PM
From: IngotWeTrust	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71456

Ray Smith writes: The obesity is a result of an abundance of food and the diminishing need to labor. While that may be somewhat true, the largest contributor to obesity anywhere on the planet, and mostly discussed in thin obsessed USA is due to 40+ years of HYDROGENATED FAT in processed food, as well as poor dietary practices in the first place. Fat People ARE productive people. Fat people DO know the association between labor and weight. Fat people DON'T all sit at desks and "manage." And to a woman, we AMERICAN women resent in particular, white American males--or ANY MALE of any color-- telling us to get off our duffs--and get fit.... between the carpools, laundry, PTA mtgs, Jobs, Dr. Appointments, menstrual cycles to and thru menopause, housecleaning, and the endless meal preparation chores... ...to "work out more." However, western society's health watchdogs finally uncovered the darned stubborn introduction of hydrogenated or TRANS-FATS and connected it to the observable obesity over 40 yrs ago. Now, if the same bozo's who thunk up hydrogenated/trans-fats would come up with the magic bullet to targeted burning of the spare-tire and hip/thigh pads' fat storage compartments on the human torso, you would find grateful American women, en masse, in particular, carting to the curb "thru-put" from grateful hydrogentated flushing, by the dumpstersful!!! How tall, how old, how sedentary, how much do you weigh, Ray? And, what is YOUR BMI? G_T