Reply #219: Nice try. Do you realize that this issue is not black & white?

[Bertha Venation]

This article does not cite the author's authority for the $70b figure. It cites the AMA journal's recent articles (the author also failed to cite the articles) decribing "increased prevalence of heart disease and other obesity related illnesses" and that an "estimated 250,000 people die each year due to obesity related causes."

Where is your authority for this figure of $70b? And where's the breakdown -- besides obese folks themselves, whom did obesity cost $70b in '99-'00? Specifically, how much of this $70b did you, private_ryan, have to pay on behalf of all of us obese Americans?

Did you read the whole article you linked to? I don't care if you continue your search for citations. I care about people learning to understand that this is not a black and white issue.