A Revolutionary Healthcare Plan
The Dynamic Wealth Report
October 9, 2009
by Corey Williams, Editor
I’m tired of the healthcare reform debate. I understand
it’s an important issue but the whole thing seems to have broken down into
partisan bickering.
And what really bothers me is neither side is getting to the root cause
of it all.
I think skyrocketing health care costs can be attributed to Americans'
lifestyle. I know some things, like accidents and diseases like cancer, aren’t going to be cured by lifestyle changes alone. But there are a lot
of health problems we face that can be.
I try to live a healthy lifestyle. I go to the gym three times a week to
lift weights and do some cardio. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to be
competing for Mr. Olympia any time soon. It’s more about fighting age
and gravity to keep all of my body parts working and where they’re
supposed to be. And it gets a little tougher every year.
The other thing I’ve done in my fight to keep both feet out of the grave
(hopefully for many years to come) is cut fast food almost completely
out of my diet. So far… so good.
So here it is… my plan for healthcare reform. Change Americans'
lifestyle.
The biggest problem with living a healthy lifestyle is… it’s
inconvenient.
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So the first step is making it more convenient. How about the government
provides everyone with access to a gym or health club? A sort of public
option if you will. We need to make it easier to live healthy. And the
cost of a gym membership is less than most prescription drugs.
As an added bonus, you can receive a tax credit for meeting certain body
mass index numbers and other health criteria.
There’s nothing like dangling free money in front of people to get them
to behave a certain way. Just look at the success of the
Cash-for-Clunkers incentives. It brought people out of the woodwork to
buy more cars. More new cars were sold in a few months than in any month
since the economy tanked.
Now we also need to make it less convenient to live an unhealthy
lifestyle. And the easiest way to make something less desirable and
convenient is to tax it. This isn’t a new idea, just look at the hefty
sin taxes levied on tobacco products.
I think we should levy a 50% sin tax on all fatty foods to pay for
healthcare. Let’s hit everything from fast food to restaurants to
grocery stores. If you don’t offer or promote healthier foods, you need
to pay. We could even go so far as to limit advertising of companies who
sell food that’s bad for you.
All right, I admit this is all a little extreme… almost to the point of
being nonsense. But that’s my point. The healthcare reform debate has
broken down into nonsense. Too much misinformation and fear is being
used to advance political ideology.
For some reason, I don’t see government adopting my ideas anytime soon. (That’s probably a good thing.) That means the good times should
continue to roll for fast food companies.
Since we can’t beat ‘em, we might as well join ‘em. And make a few bucks
along the way.
Right now I think the best fast food company is Yum! Brands (YUM).
They’re the world’s largest fast food company with more than 36,000
restaurants pumping out delicious and artery clogging eats. They operate
a number of chains like KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Long John
Silver’s.
The key to YUM’s success is their international growth. Specifically,
they’ve targeted China in a big way. Converting even a portion of the
one
billion Chinese to an Americanized diet should continue to drive growth
for years to come. (And in 20 years, the Chinese can have the same health
problems we have.)
YUM just reported their most recent quarterly earnings a few days ago.
They were able to post a solid 19% increase in EPS. They also raised
their full year EPS forecast to $2.14 from $2.10.
To sweeten the deal even more, YUM recently announced an 11% increase to
their quarterly dividend and authorized $300 million in share
repurchases. The dividend yield is now 2.41%.
If you don’t own YUM already, consider adding it to your portfolio. They
may not be the solution to our healthcare problems, but they might solve
the problems in your investment account.
• PetroChina (PTR) was upgraded by HSBC Securities
this week. They now have an 'overweight' rating on the stock. The vote
of confidence is a good sign of better days ahead for the entire oil and
gas industry.
• Limited Brands (LTD) was downgraded to a 'sell' rating
by Soleil. The downgrade comes at an odd time. Retailers reported better
than expected sales earlier this week.
• JP Morgan started coverage on Cree (CREE) this week
with an 'overweight' rating. The semiconductor maker's shares jumped
higher on the news. Shares had been falling for the last month after
they announced plans for a common stock offering.
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