r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 13d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/imposta424 13d ago

How much would we save if overweight adults dropped to below 20%?

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u/BigPlantsGuy 13d ago

What’s your proposal?

it is crazy how well obesity rates correlate to political parties.

If you start at the fattest state, you have to go to number 13 before you hit your first democratic 2020 voting state. 19 for your second. Only 2 dem states in the bottom 20, only 4 rep states in the top 20

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u/tallperson117 13d ago

This is so true. I moved from a very blue area to a very red area a few years back. It took about a week for me to notice that ~80% of people here are overweight, with ~40% of people being morbidly obese. Where I lived previously, maybe 15% of people were overweight, with morbidly obese people being akin to shiny Pokemon.

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u/Main_Chocolate_1396 13d ago

Did you happen to move from a city to a rural area? City dwellers tend to walk more places than rural folks. Even walking a mile a day makes a huge difference over years.