Professor Elam

You may have noticed that the government, federal that is, has ideas about your car, your house, 

your electricity ues, your health plan and yes, your weight. 

Meme Roth at NAAO believes the government should have mandatory counseling for overweight teens. Reject that you and you reject your ability to access Medicare, Medicaid, etc. Hmm, will this stop with teens? This is happening in Britain. 

Since when did anyone listen to a counselor?  The jails are full of drug addicts as testament to 

Just Say No, simply does not work. 

The Federal Government did finally manage to change one behavior after years of public announcements failed to do the trick. Yep, smoking. When I was in high school a pack of cigarettes was 35 cents, I observed that I never smoked. Now that cigarettes are $5 a pack, smoking is down. Well since that worked so well and since we have deficit spending, how about yes

A Consumption Tax

French fries, cheeseburgers, fired foods, gravy, yep no comfort food would be safe.  As with cigarettes all the FEDS have to do is increase the tax until we can see results. That $5.99 Whatameal or Big Mac Supersize, how about a $10 surcharge making it $15.99.  Sprouts and tofu, well try $4.99.

Don't laugh, Austin outlawed cigarette smoking in public and New York City is cracking down on trans fats. Is this the Change you voted for?