Exercise or else

[El]

So, this will work for people with chronic pain how, exactly?

Chronic pain is just an excuse for being a lazy

Lazy and weak.  Don't forget weak.

[odeon]

"Unhealthy" bothers me even more than "overweight" because it's so generic that it fits anything. 

They like making them vague it gives them more leeway in applying to their advantage.

Your unhealthy internet habits will be your undoing.

[renaeden]

Does it mean the swimming and fitness classes are provided for free? If so, I would take them up on the offer.

['andersom']

What will happen?

Taxes asking you to step on a scale, and the percentage you are over the advised BMI, will be added in percentage of taxes, on top of the regular bit?

[Icequeen]

What will happen?

Taxes asking you to step on a scale, and the percentage you are over the advised BMI, will be added in percentage of taxes, on top of the regular bit?

No reading between the lines, this sounds like "if you're overweight and poor we're cutting your foodstamps and ordering you to exercise classes".

A "starvation diet" basically.   

["couldbecousin"]

Heyy it is only fair that fat people take a turn.  Tories usually love to target single mothers and the disabled.

My main concern is that they will introduce a 'fornication tax' which will hit us poor folk hard!

How about cornication

  That's just wrong. 

['andersom']

What will happen?

Taxes asking you to step on a scale, and the percentage you are over the advised BMI, will be added in percentage of taxes, on top of the regular bit?

No reading between the lines, this sounds like "if you're overweight and poor we're cutting your foodstamps and ordering you to exercise classes".

A "starvation diet" basically.   

But, there are also overweight millionaires. They need to be motivated too. Very much so. 

[Yuri Bezmenov]

Overweight or unhealthy people who refuse to attend exercise sessions could have their benefits slashed, in a move proposed by Westminster Council.
GPs would also be allowed to prescribe leisure activities such as swimming and fitness classes under the idea.
The Tory-controlled council said the aim was to save £5bn from the NHS budget when local authorities take over public health provision from April.

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I find this disturbing but not unexpected overweight people on government assistance are an easy target.  So many people seem to love to have someone  to hate and look down upon   and politicians love to exploit it.   Sure it would be nice if these people got in shape and I am sure there would be some savings but what if they don't,  Starve them thin?   'Leisure activities such as swimming and fitness classes'  I can just imagine what they would be like knowing the way governments set things up  things for people on welfare.  It all comes back to scapegoating and distraction   “ <fat people, drug users, smokers whoever it happens to be >it's their fault we are in this mess vote for me and I'll do something about it.”

I approve of this.

[renaeden]

When I first got fat, I started going to the gym. That was ages ago and I am still fat. I think it could be the lithium keeping me at a certain weight. Maybe they should cut my payments so I can't buy as much food.

["couldbecousin"]

  This thread reminds me that I am getting roly-poly again, and should exercise! 

[El]

When I first got fat, I started going to the gym. That was ages ago and I am still fat. I think it could be the lithium keeping me at a certain weight. Maybe they should cut my payments so I can't buy as much food.

Yup, poverty is known to slim people right down.   

[odeon]

Try large colon bacterial infection. It can work miracles, too.

[renaeden]

^That just sounds nasty.

[odeon]

But you'll lose weight.

['andersom']

But you'll lose weight.

A tapeworm lasts longer. Long term effect.