last week i had to fly somewhere and lucky me got seated next to a 300 pound lardass. his elbow was in my ribcage for the 2 hour flight. now i must vent. i hate fat people. why cant people realize that their lack of willpower causes many problems for other individuals and society. if these obese people would eat less, imagine all the fuel we'd save and hence reduce oil demand and global warming. then think about the nation's healthcare problem. there's no f**king way i'd support a universal, taxpayer-paid system like canada's so long as 60% of the american population is obese and millions more will develop diabetes. why should i pay thousands because some idiot made poor decisions their whole life? you pay for it, Fatty -- don't expect others to pay for your life of irresponsible pleasure.
I sympathise with your dilemma, but conversely, you can get bent , basically. Your key words being, "so long as", check it out, and try this on for size, asshole. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87511
I've read that cigarette smokers, on the whole, actually collect less in overall benefits because they croak and don't collect as much social security. Doctors don't prescribe chemo for older smokers very much. Another thing I read, for gluttons[I can say anything I want about fat people, it's not like they can get up off their fat ass and chase me down, right ] I wonder if they collect more or less?? If somebody has a heart attack they usually rack up a huge bill with blinding speed... and diabetes, well the lifetime costs are.... for a long time, it could be a lot too. I don't want to pay for it personally. I don't generally give a rat's ass about people and their problems, most of them, if offered the solution, will attack the solution provider so it's sort of not worth it to solve or pay for other people's krappy bad lives... that goes for the sick, lame, lazy, people that were victims of slavery, abuse, bad neighbors, bad parents, shitty schools, the list is long and it gets more boring over time....
Were you sitting next to Michael Moore, the proponent of national health care? Wait, no he weighs 500 lbs. I'm not able to hate overweight people, but I can hate the manufacturers of processed food that add FDA approved chemicals that literally make people crave more food. I hate the health care system, the educational system for withholding information and refusing to educate people on the importance of preventing illness. National health care plan won't do a bit of good at the rate people are abusing their health.
The way I deal with having to put up with people I feel are weak, is to just own stocks/options that take advantage of weakness. Ever walk into a casino and see these losers throwing their money away? I used to be annoyed by it, but now I just think of my position in LVS. If you don't like shallow or vain people, own AGN. You become less inconvenienced by them when you know their weakness is putting money in your pocket.
"I don't generally give a rat's ass about people and their problems, most of them, if offered the solution, will attack the solution provider so it's sort of not worth it to solve or pay for other people's krappy bad lives... that goes for the sick, lame, lazy, people that were victims of slavery, abuse, bad neighbors, bad parents, shitty schools, the list is long and it gets more boring over time...."" That is the truth. I agree.
Yea, that reminds me of my 1st flight to Europe on a 757. I was in coach in the middle between some very large Germans (no offense, I'm part German) that apparentley were allergic to underarm deodorant. That trip was like almost like a form of torture. Never coach on international flights again. At least Business Class. It's the difference between torture and thinking "Life is really, really good"
One or two of these fattys in an emergency equals blocked exits. Not just on a plane but public indoor places, etc.
I had a similar experience, stuck in the middle of two women weighing at least 300. The flight attendent, bless her, saw me getting crushed and motioned for me to come forward, where she offered a first class seat that was open.