I am writing in order to analyze Radley Balko’s “What You Eat is Your Business” and determine whether or not it is suitable for publication in The Shorthorn. The piece responds to a summit being hosted by Time magazine and NBC News on the issue on obesity and public health being standardized legally and economically by the government. After analyzing the piece I have reached that it would be very compelling article for the readers of The Shorthorn and would recommend publication because of Balko’s expertise, the compelling nature of the issue, and good sources of information used in the text.
Balko is a policy analyst for the CATO Institute a public policy organization located in Washington D.C. I believe this story would be interesting to …show more content…
His reasoning for his claim is that it forces the government to spend more taxpayer money. Second a more socialized healthcare system would force healthy people to pay for others who are not trying to stay healthy. Finally it is his belief that the best way to fight obesity and maintain public health is for insurance companies be allowed to reward those living healthy and penalize those who are making poor health choices. I believe all these reasons to be substantially reasonable and compelling for the readers of The …show more content…
Balko explains that while America is moving closer to a socialized healthcare, insurance companies should be offering incentives for healthy lifestyles and penalizing unhealthy lifestyles. Through this method Balko sates it is “the best way to alleviate the obesity ‘public health’ crisis” as it will encourage those currently living with the health problems form being obese to take action and become healthier in order to save money. It will also encourage those already healthy to stay in shape as to not lose their benefits from that
Balko is a policy analyst for the CATO Institute a public policy organization located in Washington D.C. I believe this story would be interesting to …show more content…
His reasoning for his claim is that it forces the government to spend more taxpayer money. Second a more socialized healthcare system would force healthy people to pay for others who are not trying to stay healthy. Finally it is his belief that the best way to fight obesity and maintain public health is for insurance companies be allowed to reward those living healthy and penalize those who are making poor health choices. I believe all these reasons to be substantially reasonable and compelling for the readers of The …show more content…
Balko explains that while America is moving closer to a socialized healthcare, insurance companies should be offering incentives for healthy lifestyles and penalizing unhealthy lifestyles. Through this method Balko sates it is “the best way to alleviate the obesity ‘public health’ crisis” as it will encourage those currently living with the health problems form being obese to take action and become healthier in order to save money. It will also encourage those already healthy to stay in shape as to not lose their benefits from that