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Old 12th July 2009
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Originally Posted by DeGaulle 2.0 View Post
What would be the effect if you stopped paying children's allowance for obese children?
The family budget for food would be less,hence fewer calories and reduction in fat. But that would be a punitive and excessively intrusive sanction which would find no political support.

That said,I understand the NHS in the UK is applying some sanctions to obese people who do not follow doctors' orders to control their weight. They are told they will be far down the waiting lists for certain treatments.
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