tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post6143336009086033180..comments2024-03-28T11:27:25.537+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: ”And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint £425 handout.”JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-54377429000931220472009-01-20T20:26:00.000+00:002009-01-20T20:26:00.000+00:00I prefer the opposite incentive scheme. Tax rates ...I prefer the opposite incentive scheme. Tax rates should be increased for the entire population, and only on production of a letter from your doctor certifying your BMI was in normal ranges would you get a rebate. It could be a sliding scale. Basic rate tax (no certificate or BMI over 30) 30%<BR/>BMI 25-30: 25%<BR/>BMI 20-25: 20%<BR/>BMI below 20: 25% (would cut out the heroin chic super models - they wouldn't want to pay extra on their massive earnings!). <BR/>Or a more detailed sliding scale.<BR/><BR/>Plus you could get extra discounts for proving non smoking in the previous year (assuming such a test can be done), and also non illegal drug use as well. <BR/><BR/>People respond to financial incentives, even quite small ones. This would give a huge boost to the desire to lose weight, and hopefully would reduce future NHS demand,and make those who are likely to need it pay more when younger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70514011254404571752009-01-18T09:27:00.000+00:002009-01-18T09:27:00.000+00:00"I should have said "... be taken with a pinch of ...<I>"I should have said "... be taken with a pinch of salt" but then I'd be in trouble with this lot."</I><BR/><BR/>Lol!<BR/><BR/><I>"This, naturally, will have cost a lot more than what it may seem, due to what my web-designer sibling refers to as the "lucrative sector premium"..."</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-66135220663296414542009-01-18T02:27:00.000+00:002009-01-18T02:27:00.000+00:00Of course, what NHS initiative would be complete w...Of course, what NHS initiative would be complete without a website?<BR/><BR/>www.nhsweightlosstrial.com<BR/><BR/>This, naturally, will have cost a lot more than what it may seem, due to what my web-designer sibling refers to as the "lucrative sector premium"...Idle Pen Pusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319222131717187999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-71789693581221267552009-01-17T22:21:00.000+00:002009-01-17T22:21:00.000+00:00As I've said before..."The National Obesity Forum ...As I've said <A HREF="http://markwadsworth.blogspot.com/2008/02/child-obesity-major-problem.html" REL="nofollow">before</A>...<BR/><BR/>"The National Obesity Forum is a lobbying front funded by Sanofi Aventis and Abbott Laboratories (see Note 2, page 12), so anything that they say can (and should) be cheerfully ignored."<BR/><BR/>I should have said "... be taken with a pinch of salt" but then I'd be in trouble with <A HREF="http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/media/sources%20of%20salt/sources_salt_diet.htm" REL="nofollow">this lot</A>.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-11925168218436242222009-01-17T14:04:00.000+00:002009-01-17T14:04:00.000+00:00"If you reward bad behaviour, you will get more ba...<I>"If you reward bad behaviour, you will get more bad behaviour..."</I><BR/><BR/>They love to 'learn lessons' (or at least say they do) but never learn that one...<BR/><BR/><I>"Do what boxers do to make the weight - dehydrate. You can lose a stone, no problem."</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, I've got the answer to that! Unannounced drop-in visits and surveillance. Of course, we'll need to recruit <I>a lot</I> more NHS staff. And give them the legal power to force entry. And...<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-47418357592791816002009-01-17T12:24:00.000+00:002009-01-17T12:24:00.000+00:00How many cream cakes could you get for £425?How many cream cakes could you get for £425?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-78283478773040285952009-01-17T12:02:00.000+00:002009-01-17T12:02:00.000+00:00If you reward bad behaviour, you will get more bad...If you reward bad behaviour, you will get more bad behaviour. For at least twenty years this has been the case yet the State keeps on doing it. When I think of that woman who died because she was forbidden to spend HER OWN MONEY on top-up drugs...<BR/><BR/>They'll be weighed once a month? Piece of piss. Do what boxers do to make the weight - dehydrate. You can lose a stone, no problem. Dangerous? Well yes, but someone who binges on food to the point where they are obese isn't too worried about danger to health.<BR/><BR/>As for that rent seeking spokesman for the fat, if your own early death isn't enough of an investment, then get your fat hands off my fucking money.Furry Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840687073409523262noreply@blogger.com