Did you know that the War on Terror only mildy surpasses the cost to Americans as Obesity direct/indirect related medical costs? Since 9/11/2001 Congress has authorized approx $500 Billion dollars to protect our world from terrorists. Since 2001 the problems related to costs of being OBESE is about $75 billion per year. That is about $450 billion dollars since 2001.
However, in addition, the costs to Americans for our smoking addiction is $10 billion per year making it combined with obesity costs to taxpayers MORE than the War on Terror for unecessary health costs! Now you don't see any protesters marching around about what that tax deficit is doing to America! 64% of America is overweight or obese. Eating junk food and smoking cigarettes because we WANT TO is costly to those who DON'T! NOT fair! Did you know that though the smoker may pay $4 per pack of cigarettes, in reality by the time the health complications rise to cover health problems it's $41 per pack being the real cost? Guess who pays the difference? Everyone that pays taxes and health care premiums! Non smokers too! Ugggh NOT FAIR! Our health care premiums go up to pay for those killing themselves on purpose. We do not get a break on our premiums for keeping fit! That's not right!
Costs of Obesity and Physical Inactivity::
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=10593542
MSNBC Costs of War on Terror:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15984616/
Costs of Cigarettes on Society:
http://medicolegal.tripod.com/cost.htm
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