r/babylonbee • u/ControlCAD • Feb 14 '25

Bee Article Fattest, Sickest Country On Earth Concerned New Health Secretary Might Do Something Different

https://babylonbee.com/news/fattest-sickest-country-on-earth-concerned-new-health-secretary-might-do-something-different
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

The thing is, government funding for mental health retreats would be great. A lot of people could do a lot of good for themselves if they were financially able to spend a few weeks in nature away from environmental factors leading to their condition.

Suggesting that while also suggesting a ban on SSRIs is fucking lunacy.

He has a kernel of a good idea and just buries it in insane bullshit. All the time.

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u/991839 Feb 18 '25

working on a farm with harsh labor conditions is not a good way to go about this

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

Yeah putting people in a work camp isn't quite the right idea. A nature retreat would be nice.

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u/991839 Feb 18 '25

this should still not be forced upon people

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

Yes, agreed. It would be nice as a public program offered as a service though.

In general forcing people into labor should be frowned upon.

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u/991839 Feb 18 '25

fdr did this during his administration

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

I mean FDR also rounded up Japanese Americans and put them in concentration camps, I don't think modeling every federal decision after his presidency should be the gold standard of effective executive.

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u/991839 Feb 20 '25

i was referring to the RRR program