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Would taxing people because they are fat reduce the growing obesity problem in the United States?


Why not implement a "fat tax" to penalize fat people. Smokers and drinkers get taxed heavily. Part of these tax revenues are used to pay for the health problems caused by their addictions.
I'm tired of my tax dollars being spent on taking care of diebetics and liver patients whose organs are failing because they can't stop eating.

In principle, this is a fantastic idea -- people who are obese tend to cause a larger burden on both our insurance structure as well as medicaid/medicare.

How are you going to determine it?

BMI is flawed - an NFL running back is "overweight" according to this formula?

Would you propose a combination of bodyfat % and height?

It is a very subjective road, is what I'm getting at. Again, in theory I like the idea but in practice it would be difficult.
no i do not think it will make much of a difference
better to stop the cause (fast foods) rather then the effect.
Probably not. It hasn't really helped the smoking and drinking problem.
You'd make more more if you taxed stupid people.
They already being tax
what about ugly people too
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