Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Fat Tax

New York State Health Commissioner Richard Daines has become the point man for one of the more controversial of Gov. David Paterson's revenue-generating budget proposals: The so-called "fat tax" - an 18 percent levy on sugary drinks like non-diet soda.

That's not much of a fat tax... how about charging everybody by the pound for public transportation? Now that would be a real fat tax. Some obese cow that weighs 400+ pounds takes a lot more energy to move around. And they usually demand two seats, which have to be over-engineered in order to support all that excess mass, so little miss "I'm pretty inside" doesn't sue the city when she crashes through a normal chair.

Wal-Mart provides free motorized wheel chairs for the disabled for use in all their stores, a very generous gesture. But take a closer look next time you go to a Wal-Mart... you'll see most of those motorized conveyances being used by grossly overweight broads literally too fat to walk.

It's a real sight to see some female with her huge butt cheeks literally hanging down over both sides of the seat on one of those things.

And those wheelchairs are built for people weighing 250 pounds or less(read the caution label on them), so those porkers have broken down or seriously damaged just about every one.

I suppose Wal-Mart will have to provide a more rugged unit for those who consider overeating a lifestyle and a right.

Something with tank treads perhaps.

1 comment:

TheWayfarer said...

There's already a company in business to do just that: Fatillac Mobility Carts, LLC. They'll even "pimp" your ride with gaudy paint and spin-rims for the chucker/beaner heavy-set.
Of course, Socialistic inSecurity will foot the bill for the porkers on SSI for "chronic obesity".
"Fatillac Mobility Carts - When you've finally decided filling your face means more than the use of your legs."