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'Too fat to sue' - "Obese Americans cost the nation $75 million [?] in weight-related medical bills in 2003. It is disingenuous to compare frivolous lawsuits against fast-food purveyors to successful legal action against the tobacco companies. The danger of inhaling secondhand smoke is undeniable, but the only person hurt by overindulging at Burger King is the individual himself." (Bullcrap. What an idiot. The writer just said it. Obesity hurts everyone in the pocketbook, which ultimately affects everyone's health care coverage. Taxpayers paid for half of that cost.) "Nobody is forcing them to belly-up to the counter and order a super-sized combo." (Exactly. That same argument applies to smoking and secondhand smoke, and is why a smoking ban shouldn't exist. BTW, the original news story said $75 billion, whereas this writer said "million." A slight difference.)
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