from SLATE, Microsoft's on-line rag: >The [Washington POST] reports that the doctor who pioneered the concept of >"aerobics," Kenneth Cooper, is in discussions with the Bush administration >about maybe becoming the next surgeon general. The paper says he's >endorsing federal tax breaks to encourage >more healthful behavior. For instance, keep your body mass index under 25, >and you get a $250 deduction, ditto for blood pressure under 140 over 90, >for keeping your chlolesterol under 200 and for not smoking. (Oh >great--now lying about your weight's gonna be tax fraud.) Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
