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Sgt_Pompous
CUP OF WATER W/ A HANDFUL OF SUGAR
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 4:59 pm
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Nordic overweight tax
A tax on overweight people was discussed at a possible measure to hinder an obesity epidemic in the Nordic countries. The idea was put forward by Sinne Smed, a researcher at the Food and Resource Economic Institute in Denmark, at a seminar organised by the Nordic Council Welfare and Citizens?Committees in Karlstad on Friday. A weight tax would compensate for the fact that overweight people spend more of the taxpayers? money than people of average weight, in health care, for example.
The politicians expressed concern about the health and eating habits of the younger generation. Various ideas from researchers were therefore discussed with interest. Amongst those was a proposal from Filippa von Haartman, from the Swedish National Institute of Public Health, on limiting marketing of unhealthy foods directed at children.
Exercise on prescription, which is already a practice in the Nordic countries, and differentiated VAT and other charges on various foods were also discussed at the seminar. The MPs also believed that public institutions must take care to serve healthy food. The role of schools in providing information was also stressed.
Jens Therkel Jensen from the Danish Food Administration presented his work with a new Nordic action plan for improved health and quality of life. The plan will be introduced in 2006. |
http://www.norden.org/webb/news/news.asp?lang=6&id=5489
Some people dislike exercise and enjoy spending what little free time they have sitting on there asses, so MAKE THEM PAY MORE!
I can almost see their argument what with the taxpayer-funded health care, but shouldn't they then punish sickly people as well? If someone orders their burger rare, should they pay a higher tax to eat it?
But I'm not Nordic, so perhaps I'm talking out of my ass. _________________ The bucks flock here
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B
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Joined: 09 Aug 2025
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 5:17 pm
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At first I was worried about this tax, until I realized it didn't have anything to do with me. So then I just ig Nordic! _________________
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Bismark
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 5:38 pm
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Sounds to me like you're on the right Track! _________________
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Blind Jack
CUP OF WATER W/ A HANDFUL OF SUGAR
Joined: 09 Aug 2025
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 5:52 pm
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Perhaps a little less hot chocolate, perhaps a little more caribou tracking?
I think it violates personal rights for the state to mandate a person's health, but then again if that person has access to the medical care, the state should be allowed to set certain conditions. _________________ Nothing stops Eddie Guerrero.
Nothing stops him. He is fire. |
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B
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 5:52 pm
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Man, I remember when I was really overweight. A few years ago I was like, 300 pounds, honestly. I lost weight when I realized I actually wanted girls to like me. Back then I couldn't get neither pussy Nordic. _________________
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Sgt_Pompous
CUP OF WATER W/ A HANDFUL OF SUGAR
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 5:59 pm
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| B wrote: |
| At first I was worried about this tax, until I realized it didn't have anything to do with me. So then I just ig Nordic! |
I read this when it was first posted. I didn't get it until just now.
hahahahahahahaha _________________ The bucks flock here
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:08 pm
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I'm glad I went on Weight Watchers. I've lost so much weight by avoiding unhealthy foods as recommended by my Weight Watchers literature. I Denmark all the foods I can't eat in my guidebook! _________________
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Lindy
What a Fool Believes
Joined: 09 Aug 2025
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:19 pm
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| Bismark wrote: |
| Sounds to me like you're on the right Track! |
_________________ shrieking raccoon on a jetpack |
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webber
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:45 pm
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Eh, seems to make sense. If they have consumption taxes I think it would be better to raise the tax on unhealthy foods and/or reduce taxes on fruit and vegetables, but whatever. I wonder how they are going to determine the amount of tax, or determine who is overweight?
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Bismark
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:52 pm
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Portion control is the problem. The amounts that we're served are way more than both USDA serving sizes are, or what any healthy adult needs. You have to condition yourself to eat less than you're used to. I used to love having big plates of pasta, but in the interest of my own health, now all I have is thi Swedish. _________________
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:54 pm
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You should've grown up near me, Bis, one of the reasons I got so fat was because of my friend Carl. His parents would always make us big plates of spaghetti, lasagna, the works. I'm telling you, Karlstad makes about the best Italian food you'll ever taste. _________________
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Bismark
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:56 pm
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Yeah, but that stuff will kill your Haartman. Especially when you Filippa plate with that much. _________________
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Kyle
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Joined: 12 Aug 2025
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:57 pm
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Sorry I'm s Oslo to join the game, fellas. _________________ WHEN THE AFRICAN LION ATTACKS |
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Kirbyoto
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 6:57 pm
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Lots of food is always good. In any emergency, your house should have plenty of food, water, and other supplies in case of an extended situation. That's why step 1 is to check neighborhood, and step 2 is to Stockholm. _________________
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 7:00 pm
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Obesity will really ruin your life. It even kept me out of the armed forces. I wanted to join the Army right out of high school to pay for my college, but they wouldn't let me because of health restrictions and hazards. I looked into the Marines and the Airforce and briefly Scandanavia, but none of them offered me the financial assistance I could get from the Army. _________________
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Kyle
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 7:01 pm
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Wait, I thought we were talking about weight loss, not weight gain! Well anyway, I find that you should neither look in the mirror all the time Norway yourself too often if you want to be successful with a diet; monitoring your progress too much can be discouraging. _________________ WHEN THE AFRICAN LION ATTACKS |
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 7:03 pm
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I wouldn't eat so much if Emily's Mom hadn't gone into business for herself. I swear, Sami Sauce is just too good to pass up, even when I'm not hungry! _________________
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Bismark
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 7:04 pm
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But then there's the problem of being too skinny! My friend Jen wanted to go out last Halloween as Fat Albert, but it just didn't look right. See, she needed to wear glasses to see, and most people would take one look at her and say "Jens Therkel!" But then Jensen "NO I'M NOT I'M FAT ALBERT!" _________________
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Kyle
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 7:04 pm
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Man, where are the ladies in this thread? This place is turning into a real Hammerfest! _________________ WHEN THE AFRICAN LION ATTACKS |
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Wed Sep 28, 2025 7:06 pm
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| Bismark wrote: |
| My friend Jen wanted to go out last Halloween as Fat Albert |
I bet I could Livonia on Halloween candy! _________________
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