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Japan Outlaws Fatness
nytimes.com — Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry.
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- diablc, on 06/13/2008, -4/+1This, my friends is what happens when the government gets too much control over our day to day life. All those in favor for government-run health care take notes...
I will admit the current system is crappy, but as a military veteran, I know (and anyone who has had to deal with the VA knows) government-ran health care is far worse.- dennisrhidalgo, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1Instead of just simply repeating the neo-liberal dogma that everything-government is evil, we should talk about accountability and responsible government and management.
- diablc, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1Management is exactly what i am talking about and the lack of the government to be able to do that effectively. Especially in health care... My example was the VA hospital... ask anyone who has ever dealt with it, and they will say that system is horrible. I have been paying for my own health care, rather than dealing with the VA (which is free).
I don't think that everything in the government is evil, but after seeing the wastefulness of the military, i understand why other entities in the government don't work efficiently either.
- diablc, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1Management is exactly what i am talking about and the lack of the government to be able to do that effectively. Especially in health care... My example was the VA hospital... ask anyone who has ever dealt with it, and they will say that system is horrible. I have been paying for my own health care, rather than dealing with the VA (which is free).
- dennisrhidalgo, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1Instead of just simply repeating the neo-liberal dogma that everything-government is evil, we should talk about accountability and responsible government and management.
- arbouler, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1i dunno. i prefer the government to tell me to stay skinny.
i bet most american girls would want this sort of diet. - nwelsh, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2interesting approach, wonder what kind of affect it's having on productivity in their country . . .
- Stugo1, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1Scary!
- OnlyGirlOnDigg, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1If only we had this problem here in the US....
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