Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	This Seems Reasonable
Date:	12/31/2019 3:15:03 PM

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is facing renewed criticism of his fundraising operation after it was revealed that a top donor once suggested that "Republican red states" should offer a "cash for fatties" program to help combat obesity.

"Basically, people in the thinner and mostly bluer states are paying for the healthcare costs of all of the uninsured and Medicare covered individuals in these red state," wrote Wendy Wanderman in a piece titled "Cash for Fatties," published by Huffington Post in 2011.

Similar to President Barack Obama's "cash for clunkers" initiative, Wanderman suggested the government "institute a program in which people are paid to lose weight."

Name:	Carlson -	Reply
Subject:	This Seems Reasonable
Date:	12/31/2019 4:23:16 PM

Now that is just goofy 

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	This Seems Reasonable
Date:	12/31/2019 5:07:20 PM (updated 12/31/2019 5:08:02 PM)

I might agree with Goofy.  Get some crack actuaries to find out the cost of rotunds on the dole.  Then pay them 1/3 of the cost over several years if they lose the weight. A check for 10 bucks is a motivator. Win win.

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Racist
Date:	1/1/2020 9:24:01 AM

Considering blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans have higher obesity rates than whites this has to be racist. Tsk, tsk Mayor Pete.....showing your soft bigotry once again. No wonder there were protests by black residents in South Bend. /sarc

No, taking money from taxpayers and giving it to people to try to bribe them to lose weight is not the proper role of the Federal Government and would end up being a huge waste of money, fraught with fraud and most likely have the opposite of the intended effect.  This is what is wrong with the mind of a socialist or big govt liberal....they think govt is the solution to all that ails us when in fact govt is the usually the cause of many of the problems we have.