>despite being (as you know) a communist interested in the overthrow of capitalism and its replacement by a workers paradise I do think people should be more responsible for their own general health and well being. Without wanting to get into the medicare issue they are costs that could be reduced enormously by sensible eating and exercise. If person want burger fries and a shake then fine, just don't have it every day and when you do wlk there.
I don't think those positions are inconsistent at all. Historically workers' paradises ( paradi ? parodies? ) have resulted in food shortages that I am sure would go a long way to combating obesity. <bg> ( you will remember the Cambridge circle in the 30s was quite enamoured of Stalin's program to slim down the Ukraine )
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