Fat people to pay more for airline ticket?
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By Stone Martindale Jun 7, 2008, 1:17 GMT
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I'm thinking that way too, why should some fat 300 pounder pay the same as someone who is trim and withing their normal weight range? It isn't fair!
THAT would solve the obesity crisis fast, wouldn't it? Insurance companies are also eying this as a health control method for their premium pricing too.
Worked for cigarettes...booze (DUI's are so costly and life disrupting that people have changed those habits too)
What about people who are tall? A 6 ft tall person shouldn't pay more than a 5 foot tall person, who will weigh less. And who gets to decide who pays more? I don't see people stepping on a scale in front of everyone.
weight to height ratios-
if a 6'6inch man weighing 220 lb (normal range) should pay the same as a 5 foot 100 pound woman. Its about people (any height) being in a NORMAL weight range for their frame.
You got it, and it doesn't take a scale to recognize obesity. We aren't talking a few pounds over a so-called normal weight. We're talking about the bloated, lumbering bodies.
are pathetically retarded!
Why not charge more toll across bridges because fat people cause more wear and tear on the bridge?
Let's not stop there. The added weight also causes the premature end of life for sidewalks and roads. Fatties should be taxed at a higher rate!
Sure, blame fatties because your government and big business have screwed America.
We're talking about people being limited in the weight they can have on an airplane - plain and simple. Don't get so sarcastic! If you flew much, you'd understand!
The hatred being spewed on this thread is pathetic. You're using this moment as an excuse to put somebody else down because of your obvious low self esteems. The above poster is correct, there's no way you could stop at just one extra fee, you would have to attack overweight people all the way across the board. Now, my suggestion to you pitiful people who are hissing at the 'fatties', is to get counseling for your personality disorder, work on trying not to hate others so much, and get a life! There's much more important things to worry about, and life it too short to go around hating people the way you do.
We're talking about OBESE here - someone better start thinking about this problem!! And it IS causing problems in every walk of life - #1 their own!!
I think you are confusing the obese with Jdub.
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KatieJun 7th, 2008 - 13:16:47
It's about time obese people should pay more!! I've thought that for years when it comes to the amount of weight you can be allowed to take on a plane.
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