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Discrimination Is Fair For The Fat People In The US

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Airlines are now starting to tax people, by how they pay by their body weight, now this is bad news for the fat people, but what will happen now?

You are thinking that all airlines, do this but only some do, one this is discrimination, and bad for the fat people economy, many obese men and women are spending 30% of their money on food tax, now they have to spend money for fat tax and some obese people are poor and can’t afford now they have to suffer, and pay every flight. It is fair for people to pay for the luggage weight but not fair for their weight.

I think it is unfair for the fat people, they should be equal to us, and not get fat tax. This is also discrimination to the innocents, they have done nothing wrong, and now they have to …show more content…

Most airlines today are charging people with fat tax, because they are overweight, because it requires more fuel to lift the plane. But the fat tax has also attracted a backlash or a mob from those who argue it discriminates against people with weight problems. [Herald Sun,2007]. Under the Canadian Human Rights Acts, 1985 it states, for all purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination include genetic characteristics, and disability ect. If abuse of any of these acts, it will be pardoned, but a record suspension will be ordered. [Canadian Human Rights Act,1985]. If this fat tax continues the backlash will grow more, this discrimination violates the Canadian Human Rights by the following, genetic characteristics, and disability. It does not matter how much fuel the plane needs, the rights of freedom matters more. There is a firm decision, therefore this fat tax should not continue, due to violation of Canadian Human Rights genetic characteristics, including …show more content…

A fat person who flies regularly would, now have to suffer and put some money on, food and fat tax, or even their family and house and insurance fees, which mean with fat tax added they have more pressure now.[Debatepedia]. If this rule came into place, overweight frequent flyers would pay extra every single flight. The burden on these people would get too high and people would have to pay, and pay, then pay a bit more every time they flew, as an unfair consequence to their often hereditary problem. [Debatepedia]. According to Debatepedia if this rule came, these obese people will have to pay every time, they go on a flight, and if they are poor and handle, spend every thing a budget wise, this fat weight is putting a lot of pressure on them, while obese people suffer, lighter people will be fine. Decisions are made therefor, fat tax should not continue due to poor obese people on a budget, and suffering more, by a fat tax. Airlines say they, they will save money for fuel American Airlines has said the switch would save the airline $1.2 million a year in fuel

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