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Fat Tax

Forget a "Fat Tax." Tax the Fat.

John Ridley | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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John Ridley

With all the talk -- and screaming and gun-toting -- that's going on around the health care reform debate, maybe the answer is orbiting our ever-expanding guts.

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Is It Okay to Fire People Who Smoke or Are Obese?

Tony Newman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

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Tony Newman

By firing workers for smoking or being overweight -- and penalizing them when it comes to their health care -- we will be demonizing and marginalizing those to whom we should be reaching out.

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Sale: Exit Row Seats $8.70 per Hour

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Airline Safety, Fat Tax, Virgin Airlines, Qantas, First Class, Airfares, Ryanair, Flying, Match Making, United, Exit Row Seats, Air France, E Bay, Jetblue, Airlines, Business News
Blake Fleetwood

The airlines are getting very desperate ... charging more and more for things that used to be free.

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