Comments on: Fat tax?

By: Rose

Rose — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:49:09 +0000

I think it is unfair to charge fat people extra money for being overweight because for patient guys there is impossible to lose their weight. However, I agree with Maria. Set a fixed place for fat people would be better for other tiny guys. Moreover, the petite flight attendant is not reasonable enough for saving fuel.

By: Val

Val — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:58:02 +0000

1) =) Why not? Fat people will have incentive to loose weight, at least, in order to save money. Anyway, why someone else must pay for their extra weight?
2)Yes, I DO think that western society is overly sensitive about things which don’t worth it and doesn’t think about really important things. In my opinion, all the bad things in our society like obesity, alcoholism, homosexualism (yes, I know that it’s trendy to tell about positive feelings towards gays nowadays, but I want to be honest),cruelty,stupidity and so on multiply because of the tolerance(which I personally think is just beautiful sophisticated word for indifference). People MUST feel disapproval of the society if they do something not right. Indifference make society degrade. But if the society is ill, like in modern world, there is no way back… to morality, virtue and intelligence.
3) Is there other choice? To give this job to big fat women? Come on, that’s not aesthetical =)

By: Daria

Daria — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:34:32 +0000

Very interesting topic! I have read the previous comments and I can see that most of the people are against this idea. However, I believe that given this approach will help to reduce costs and save the environment, it can also be a very good “opportunity” for fat people to consider their way of life, appearance,etc. After all, I think it is fair to ask a person who would like to fly somewhere to pay for as many seats as they would feel it comfortable to occupy during the flight. If a fat person can use two seats paying just for one, why do not a normal person have such an opportunity? I can also claim it as a discrimination against normal people. This is just a thought though..:)

By: Elena

Elena — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 07:49:34 +0000

Hi Andy!!! I think it is a very good idea to start charging heavy people more money to fly. It is not a discrimination because they obviosly have got a lot of money to buy this junky food so they can to afford to buy for themsalves an more expensive air ticket. If they fatty because of desise they must improve it with documents from hospital and have facilities anywords better price like normal people or even better. People is really different so it should be flexible approach to deal with them. Fatty people are very sensitive of course but they obuse they health in most situation so doesnt metter if they complain. People like to compline anywhere. But this situation definetly will stimulate them to look after about themselves and pehabs make sociaty more healthy in future. It is perfect to hire only small females for this job because in airplane not enough space for movement and they more convinient and mobile for doing this job.
Sorry for my mistakes. From Russia with love Elena.

By: Olga

Olga — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:25:08 +0000

Airline companies need a profit and they will make it anyway. A question is who will be charged – other fat people will be charged based on their body weight or passengers will share a charge for having a fat guy on board. So I don’t think charging fat people is so much unfair.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:48:49 +0000

Hi!!
I think that obesity must be consider like an illness. Not ALL fat people want to be fat. The best way to fight with this is reserve one row for people with this condition (as in buses and trains). This approach would eliminate the bother others passenger. And in meantime the airlines has to start to invest in new technology to reduce use of fossil fuels and change to others clean and cheaper technologies.

By: kyawminthein

kyawminthein — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:49:11 +0000

I have no idea becauseso many dificulties in different sides.Sometimes we have oppotunities cost for life.

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:21:27 +0000

I agree to be charged by the weight. It is something objective. It is not discrimination. Fly is important, is beatifull, makes the world small, we can have more time.

By: Adriano Lemos

Adriano Lemos — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:18:22 +0000

To be honest, I don’t know in what idea I’d like to get aside. So many people all over the world have hitch whenever needs to do a travel being by airplanes, train or even by bus, what’s a matter now ?
The problem is , the way of goverment manage the things, in others words if there was a kind of rule just for who exceed an amount which is judged unusual , it’s ok , otherwise the burden is to heavy to bear.
Therefore, I’d say that people may feeling accused only because are above the weight a little.

By: Maribel

Maribel — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:23:36 +0000

oooh I see Iranian guys and girls are really active here Im proud!
Mahboubeh