It’s all part of the “Deserving and Undeserving Poor” campaign that the Torys and gutter press like stirring up innit…
Yeah! All people who claim benefits are Fatties stuffing their gobs with KFC and watching Jeremy Kyle on 50ft Tellys they bought with their ill gotten benefits – Fact! – It must be true ‘cos the Mail AND the Sun says so…
The fact is that as “evolved” and Politically sensitive as we all think we are obese people are one of the few groups nasty little gits can still sneer at and make jokes about with near impunity.
Obesity is considered an “epedemic” which means in order to get to that point gainfully employed, non-benefit claimants are just as much (if not more) part of this problem (Shocker)…
It can’t be tackled just by blaming the jobless (like most things seem to be these days). Regardless of the cause the effort (and investment) needs to be focused on motivating people to try new sports, get involved in exercise and activities.
Encouragement not just bawling at them for daring to be tubby and telling them it’s all their own fault, some people do need help and I’d consider it the mark of a civilized society that we help those in need rather than cut them loose and blame them for all societal ills…
Nobody chooses to be overweight, but poor choices, lack of education, psychological issue and living in a culture where we do less physical activity and increasingly drive everywhere are all contributing factors, tackle those problems before you start starving the poor of resources.