Just on the surface, looks good, kudo's to Oregon. Advertising campaigns, SUPPORT and information to transition your lifestyle, that is a Government program I can get behind. It would be the next step(s) that COULD cause even you some heartburn.
How long COULD it be until weight is a GOVERNMENT SANCTIONED line item in how much healthcare costs you? Following that, when does MANDATORY cholesterol testing come into force? When could it be OK to penalize those who are diabetic who DON'T have a gym membership?
I am all for the type of Government that offers a "hand up" and what you write sounds like that. I am opposed, however, to Government that mandates how you WILL proceed. That's why I dislike the "forced purchase" of healthcare at the FEDERAL level (states can and some already do, which is their right) because it is the NEXT item that is authorized by this nibbling of rights. If the Federal Government can force people to purchase health insurance, why can't they force you to join a union, buy a gym membership, maintain a BMI of less than X or else pay a penalty.
So, we need watchdogs (you included) to laud where they do it right, but attack when they do it wrong. Where they have BANNED junk food, the problems are sometimes worse because kids OVERLOAD more before/after school. Educate, not mandate.
TripleII
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