I got carried away.....but here is what I have. Let's tear it up and combine everyone's stuff and get this thing done!
Finally, a call for America to return to the capitalist policy that we were founded under and to give the power back to the people (Balko 159). Stop making me pay for other people’s unhealthy decisions. I make enough myself without being responsible for yours too.
If I take responsibility for my own health and choose to pay high medical costs resulting from my own ability to control my weight then that is my problem. But I would hope that I would decide there are better things to spend my money on and make the decision to eat healthy; to fatten my wallet and not my waistline.
For America to take a socialistic approach to fighting obesity, as suggested by Mr. Engler, and let the government dictate to us how much exercise we should be getting or pay the price in taxes (180) is ludicrous. I concur, Mr. Engler, that there are many corporations that make a huge profit from the unhealthy (174) but the fact that people spend the money and believe the gimmicks is not the fault of the corporations. As soon as people take control of their weight and health, the profitability that makes these corporations viable will be gone and so will the corporations.
Works Cited
Balko, Radley. “What You Eat Is Your Business.” Cato.org. *Cato Institute*. 23 May 2004. Rpt. in *They Say/I Say with Readings*. Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein and Russel Durst. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. 157-161. Print.
Banzhaf, John H. III. “Lawsuits Against Fast-Food Restaurants Are an Effective Way to Combat Obesity.” Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act. *Preceedings of the Congressional subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, June 19, 2003.* Rpt. in *They Say/I Say with Readings*. Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein and Russel Durst. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. 162-171. Print.
Engler, Yves. “Obesity: Much of the Responsibility Lies with Corporations.” *Z Magazine*(2003). Rpt. in *They Say/I Say with Readings*. Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein and Russel Durst. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. 172-181. Print.
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When it comes to the topic of "obesity", all of us agree that American's have to take ownership of their own health with better choices on dieting and exercise. Having a healthcare saving account make us as individuals accountable for our own health. According to Balko, health saving accounts introduce accountibility into the heath care system.(Balko 160) This way we can all see where each and every dollar is going and at what cost.
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