> Scepticism about scepticism leads to God?....and who said economists
didn't have a God complex.........!
As ever, Calum (political scientist)
Nice one Joe but as ever with you political scientists you have no
> evidence that Brits don't go "anywhere"! We econs could model a
> different result with a few assumptions here and there! We call this
> "technology assessment"!
>
> Adam Oliver wrote:
>> >From Joe White:
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe White [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: 02 March 2009 17:23
>> To: Oliver,AJ
>> Subject: FW: Incentives to reduce obesity
>>
>> OK, so the British punish you when you're dead and not going anywhere;
>> the
>> Canadians seek to make it easier for you to go somewhere (perhaps
>> preferably
>> the U.S.); the Americans try to help you get dead sooner; and the
>> Japanese--
>> well, either they trust in "research" or in shame, you judge:
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/world/asia/13fat.html?em
>>
>> "Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Decides to Measure Millions"
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Joe
>> (this stream has been truly enlightening... now for lunch...)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Anglo-American Health Policy Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Richard Scheffler
>> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:33 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Incentives to reduce obesity
>>
>> In the us some private insurers deney them coverage
>> Richard scheffler
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: Birch, Stephen
>> Sender: Anglo-American Health Policy Network
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> ReplyTo: Birch, Stephen
>> Sent: Mar 2, 2009 8:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: Incentives to reduce obesity
>>
>> But in Canada, airlines required to provide extra (ie second) seats for
>> free for obese passengers (see
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/11/20/airlines-disabled.html
>> ).
>>
>> Steve Birch
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Anglo-American Health Policy Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Adam Oliver
>> Sent: March-02-09 10:38 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Incentives to reduce obesity
>>
>> There was an article in one of the free London newspapers this morning
>> that the obese are to be charged 40% more than the non-obese for burial
>> costs (they take up more space in graveyards, apparently...!).
>>
>> It's a very effective intervention though - within a year, average
>> weight loss is 200 pounds.
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
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