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What happens to Amtrak ridership when Airlines start to charge for excessive body weight

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Posted by schlimm on Monday, March 28, 2016 1:48 PM

The 51 is modifying states + DC, pretty obviously.

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Posted by CMStPnP on Monday, March 28, 2016 3:17 PM

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Medically, obesity is defined as a BMI >30.  Among industrialized nations, the US is #1, with 33.9% obese (35% of adults).  Southern states tend to have the highest rates: #1 MS; #2 WV; #3 AL; #4 SC;#5 KY; #6 LA; #7 TX; #8 MI; #9 TN; #10 MO, in other words 9 of the 51 states +DC are Southern or border states.

Propensity of Southerners to opt for Fried Food.     MI interestingly has a lot of relocated Southerners in Eastern Michigan because of the Auto Industry.

I think one of the grossest things I ever saw in Texas was a deep fried Twinkie at the Texas State Fair...........and people were buying them en masse.

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Posted by schlimm on Monday, March 28, 2016 8:58 PM

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I think one of the grossest things I ever saw in Texas was a deep fried Twinkie at the Texas State Fair...........and people were buying them en masse.

I think the Iowa State Fair features deep-fried butter sticks.

 

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Posted by zugmann on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:44 AM

schlimm
I think the Iowa State Fair features deep-fried butter sticks.

A Google review of the Iowa State Fair:

 
"If you take off your underwear they will deep fry that too!"

  

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Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:08 PM

If airlines do that that would certainly be a Americans With Disablity Lawsuit by a number of advocacy orgs.

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Posted by CMStPnP on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:13 AM

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If airlines do that that would certainly be a Americans With Disablity Lawsuit by a number of advocacy orgs.

What would be the basis of the lawsuit?    Unless the person has a medical reason for being obese............no discrimination is taking place as everyone overweight is being treated equally.     Obesity is not a protected class based on any Civil Rights legislation I have read.

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Posted by schlimm on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:26 AM

CMStPnP

 

 
CandOforprogress2

If airlines do that that would certainly be a Americans With Disablity Lawsuit by a number of advocacy orgs.

 

 

What would be the basis of the lawsuit?    Unless the person has a medical reason for being obese............no discrimination is taking place as everyone overweight is being treated equally.     Obesity is not a protected class based on any Civil Rights legislation I have read.

 

Caution CMStPnP:  

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Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 2:25 PM

Many people that I know who are morbibly obese have a medical reason for it. Dianbetes Cancer liver problems the list goes on and on.

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Posted by CMStPnP on Friday, April 1, 2016 2:03 PM

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Many people that I know who are morbibly obese have a medical reason for it. Dianbetes Cancer liver problems the list goes on and on.

Niether of those three are a valid medical reason for obesity.   You need to fire Dr. Bombay and hire a real MD.

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Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Friday, April 15, 2016 1:22 PM

Here I am in the Carolinas and there is no shortage of BBQ and microbeer joints.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:42 AM

CMStPnP

 You need to fire Dr. Bombay and hire a real MD.

 

 
I'm not sure which is worse, the troll or the implied racism in that last remark.
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