[sassysocks]

Originally Posted by waterhog

i wounder will they tell the large MPs loose weight as your job is at risk or you are putting in jeopardy your career ? or is ok if you are over weight on a very well over paid job ?

Although I get your point, it isn't the same is it. MPs are working and earning a salary and could afford private health care. They put in!

Those on benefits are not earning any of the money they receive and would be reliant on the taxpayers for a second time in receiving considerable NHS care in the future. By doing nothing, contributing nothing, they cost the rest of us a fortune. They take out - twice.

Something has to be done to help not only make them more employable but save the country a lot of money.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by sassysocks

Although I get your point, it isn't the same is it. MPs are working and earning a salary and could afford private health care. They put in!

Those on benefits are not earning any of the money they receive and would be reliant on the taxpayers for a second time in receiving considerable NHS care in the future. By doing nothing, contributing nothing, they cost the rest of us a fortune. They take out - twice.

Something has to be done to help not only make them more employable but save the country a lot of money.

[Josy]

Adding to what I posted above, I also don't think this should be used as just another excuse for attacking and branding all those who claim benefits that are overweight into the same category, some will genuinely need to claim benefits for health reasons probably related to the obesity but that do need to be treated separately to it, these people shouldn't be forced to work with the threat of no benefits if they can't possibly do it.

It's the people that are using just the obesity as an excuse to not work that needs to be tackled imo.

Plenty of overweight people do have jobs.