On 2014-09-06 3:41 PM, sf wrote:

>>> Notice that the article says: Today **two-thirds** of Americans of all
>>> classes are overweight or obese, with higher rates among the poor.
>>> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...r-food-health/
>>>
>>
>> many of the poor seem to find a way to buy illegal drugs and alcohol. It is
>> much easier when the taxpayer picks up their living expenses.
>>
> Your opinion hasn't been proven to be true via mandated testing of the
> poor.

Actually, that opinion has been proven. There is a high correlation
between poverty and alcohol and drug abuse. For some people, it is a
matter of priorities, and they will spend their money getting drunk or
stoned rather than spending it on food, clothing and housing.