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Blaze Diem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:02 AM Original message |
Tubby Tax' on the way for obese travelers? Australia considers it. Can America be far behind? |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. It has some heft to it. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. I believe that when planes started carrying passengers, they had to WEIGH in |
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Blaze Diem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The rich would find a group of other rich frequent flyers to single out.. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
3. They should charge people according to how many times they |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. I think some of the smaller commuter lines do weigh their passengers. |
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SharkSquid (659 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. Still though |
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Blaze Diem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Wouldn't be just for overweight people then. It would be for anyone |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Totally unfair |
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SharkSquid (659 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. OK to the first statement |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. True, like other posts on this thread point out, body mass would |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. What is the relationship between this tax and "slutty skanks"? n/t |
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SharkSquid (659 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I was trying to jokingly refer to |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. I have a hard time believing that the relationship to the amount of |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Wow. |
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Beerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
11. Even though it would directly affect my pocketbook, |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
12. Dr. Tickell? |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
16. Obese people should be made to buy 2 seats |
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edwin (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Hmmm |
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Blashyrkh (816 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Life sucks. Get a helmet. |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
18. Good thing... force fatties to buy two seats at the very least |
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edwin (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. Oh, and it should be forbidden to have an exit row seat ... |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. kick |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 03:47 AM Response to Original message |
23. Probably not the greatest idea... |
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