Trump Says He 'Needs God Even More' as President (Who can argue with that?)

[ok doser]

Obesity is a disease of poverty.

vs

 

[glassjester]

vs

It seems that "poverty" is a relative term.

 

[rexlunae]

It seems that "poverty" is a relative term.

That's true. But there is a paradoxical relationship between wealth and obesity in wealthy countries.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198075/

 

[glassjester]

Besides, vegetables are pretty cheap.

For most of my 20's, I lived in New York City. I had very little money left over after paying fixed expenses every month. Bills and rent were astronomical. I still managed to eat healthy, and cheaply.

 

[glassjester]

That's true. But there is a paradoxical relationship between wealth and obesity in wealthy countries.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198075/

So... among wealthy (aka, not impoverished) people.

 

[glassjester]

Or maybe people who tend to make poor financial choices also tend to make poor dietary choices.

 

[glassjester]

Besides, vegetables are pretty cheap.

For most of my 20's, I lived in New York City. I had very little money left over after paying fixed expenses every month. Bills and rent were astronomical. I still managed to eat healthy, and cheaply.

Heck, I still eat the same way now, that I did then.
As cheaply and healthily as possible.

 

[rexlunae]

So... among wealthy (aka, not impoverished) people.

Among people in wealthy countries.

 

[glassjester]

Among people in wealthy countries.

Again - it's not that hard to eat healthy.

 

[glassjester]

Healthy food no more costly than junk food, government finds:

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-05-17/healthy-food-cost-USDA/55018070/1

 

[glassjester]

Anyway... who's starving on minimum wage?

 

[glassjester]

Seems counter-initiative. Why do you say that?

You brought up stagnating wages, as a justification for government intervention. Yet you agreed that raising only minimum wage would not necessarily raise any other wages.

So why do it?

You don't think stagnating wages are only a problem among minimum wage earners, do you?

 

[ok doser]

Anyway... who's starving on minimum wage?

apparently, all those obese people working in fast food and retail

... The workers in fast food and retail trying to scrape by on starvation wages. ...

 

[quip]

You brought up stagnating wages, as a justification for government intervention. Yet you agreed that raising only minimum wage would not necessarily raise any other wages.

So why do it?

You don't think stagnating wages are only a problem among minimum wage earners, do you?

Stagnating wages strongly effect those balancing on the poverty line.

 

[glassjester]

Stagnating wages strongly effect those balancing on the poverty line.

More than everyone else?

 

[quip]

More than everyone else?

I would say...yes.

 

[glassjester]

I would say...yes.

Is that opinion based on anything?

 

[quip]

Is that opinion based on anything?

Poverty.

 

[ok doser]

meanwhile, obese workers at walmart and mcdonald's are dropping like flies from starvation

 

[DavidK]

The point of what i posted, is showing he is at least aware of the gravity of his position and he is acknowledging Gods role in it. There is hope for salvation there.

I appreciate your sobriety.

Unlike you, a lot of the church is drunk with the idea of "winning" and happy to exuberantly support anyone who looks and sounds vaguely Christian.