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[+] 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[–] 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It is certainly true that obesity is becoming a bigger and bigger problem every year and that puttting our collective heads in the sand over it isn't going to help any...

But I can't say I like the idea of forcing body altering drugs on people who seek unemployment assistance, even if it's meant to be for the sake of their health. It feels like one hell of a slippery slope.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago

    Well why would you do something stupid like make healthy food more accessible when you can line the pockets of pharmaceutical companies AND stab poor people.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    worklessness

    Is this the new term being used to stigmatize the unemployed and disabled? Sure sounds like it.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    i don't understand what weightloss has to do with unemployment 😶

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Or, you know, you could offer free unprocessed food to the unemployed? It'd be easy to lose weight and improve your health if you got nothing but veggies with a bit of meat

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