"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>

add to that the correlation of drug and alcohol abuse during the "learning
years" and you have a built in lifelong problem.